Miata Mailing List: March 1993, Message #90
sponsored by



     


   From: (none)
Subject: Re:Oil pressure problems
   Date: (none)

Michael,
 
Have you ever:
 
Used Slick 50 or another oil treatment?
 
Let your oil changes go for longer than the recommended interval?
 
Had your oil changes done at a Quick-Lube type place, that might use no-name
brand oil?
 
Or done anything else that might affect your oil system?
 
It sounds to me like you are getting sludge buildup in the oil channels. You
don't want to know what it takes to fix *that*.
 
If you have done none of those things, please keep us posted. I've done all
my own oil changes, at 3k intervals, and have noticed a similar problem for
the last couple of thousand miles. It's not the dipstick o-ring; that leads
to a smell of hot oil, and some oil smoke after a top-up.
 
Oh, yes: how many miles do you have on your car? I'm just past 30,000.
 
Ken Warren