Originally Posted by
rsmark86
Holding back?
Either not set up right or your off the shelf Kent cam kit has the typical crap valve springs which have been discussed millions of times
Best with genuine ford springs or doubles from either burton or Newman
Oil pressure issue? What's the problem ? Light on when hot?
If so have you got a burton high pressure oil pump as these are worse than Kent cams and kill engines
Yeah its not running great at the minute despite only having done 61,000 miles and just had a full service with everything replaced.
Basically, my series 2 is fine when driving and on idle when the fans not running, but when the fan kicks in and the revs drop slightly the oil light comes on. Blip the throttle or drive away and it goes off again!
I thought this might be the oil pick up pipe being blocked, a common issue, but even tho this has now been cleaned out, the issue is massively improved BUT it still happens. Standard oil pump, not a Burton one.
Have just bought engine flush, new oil and a new oil filter so will see if this makes a difference, also have a new oil pressure switch on the way too. My nice new blue coolant is also a shitty brown colour now too after a few miles, so hoping the flush cleans it out............ in the last 250 miles, I've just had a kent new cam, lifters, springs, tappets etc etc all fitted so hoping this isn't major!!!!! It's started tapping like before when I first got it too, stopped when all the above was fitted but now its back.
Didn't realise the springs in the kit were poor, this is my 5th RS Turbo but first cam kit I've bought, therefore not my specialist subject llol