can anyone help with a strange problem i am having with my 200 turbo it started one morning on the way to work i started my car drove off but noticed my engine sounded rough seconds later my oil light came on i was almost at work by this time so i carried on (yes i am stupid)at dinner time i checked my dipstick level it was ok when idrove home every thing was ok again no oil light engine was quiet decided to do an oil change at weekend the next day there was no oil pressure again so i left car at home ..As planned i changed my oil and filters every thing was fine again till the next morning (no oil pressure)something told me i may have been given the wrong filters so i changed them (from different supplier)engine ok again some 6 hours later i started the car up no oil pressure again i checked the oil pressure releif valve it seemed allright then out of curiosity i refitted old oil filter everything ok again till next day same problem! i would be gratefull for any suggestions cheers. ps: manual suggests bypass valve where is it or is it part of filter. pps: pardon my grammar.
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20 years ago