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not enough oil... vvt ?

Postby LEV_101 » Fri Feb 18, 2005 7:03 pm

hey there ...

i heard that if the engine doesnt have enough oil inside the engine... the vvt doesnt work ... can someone tell me if this is true or not... cheers mates ! :wink:
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Re: not enough oil... vvt ?

Postby Monsterbishi » Fri Feb 18, 2005 7:12 pm

LEV_101 wrote:hey there ...

i heard that if the engine doesnt have enough oil inside the engine... the vvt doesnt work ... can someone tell me if this is true or not... cheers mates ! :wink:


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Postby matt dunn » Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:20 pm

VVt works off oil pressure, so if there's not enough for the vvt, there's not enough for the bearings.

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Postby LEV_101 » Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:15 pm

what do you mean ... so IF i had a big f k ing oil filter which is not suitable for the car ... vvt wouldnt run .... is that what you mean?
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Postby Lloyd » Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:16 pm

Nooooo.... he is saying that if you dont have enough oil for your VVT to be working then you wouldn't have enough oil for your main engine bearing and the whole damn thing would sieze. If you've got oil on the stick then things should be fine.
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Postby ee904age » Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:20 pm

No, what hes saying is that if you're so low on oil pressure that your vvt doesnt work, then the vvt is not your only problem.

And provded your oil is still on the 'F' mark or near and ypur oil pump etc is in good condition then the size of your oil filter wont matter at all.
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Postby LEV_101 » Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:34 pm

ooo icic ... so ... how much is good ... or the right level to run vvt ??? and does it matter if the oil is too fin and not thick enough ... :? :? :?
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Postby dotdog » Sat Feb 19, 2005 6:54 am

Id say the right level would be F or close to F on your dipstick, prob not a good idea to find out how low it takes to stop it workin
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Postby rolla_fxgt » Sat Mar 05, 2005 10:58 pm

On 1 unfortunate occasion after a long ski trip i was driving home & stopped off on the way for petrol & thought i may aswell check the oil too, past L on stick, opps, though car was going fine, but made me fill it up qick smart.
I wouldnt recomend it to anyone, but vvt can run fine on low oil levels.
But this was almost 8000ks after the last oil change so it was due for new oil & filter anyway.
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