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This sounds like something I'd like to find and check - can you give me an idea of how to get to this strainer please? I have an oil problem in my engine and I'd love it to be this. I have a 1.6 deisel engine on an 86 van. Thanks

Thanks guys for your replies. I'll try filling the filter at the weekend and see if it helps recover the engine.

I think my oil pump is knackered on my 1.6Turbo diesel engine. The buzzer of doom came on last Friday so we didnt go away in the van. When I came back I decided to check the oil, its been about a year since the last filter change so I dumped the oil and changed the filter. When I started the engine ...

Just for the record I am back up and running, new sensor has fixed the leak and I have no more air in my system - thanks Kev and Ian for your posts - off camping again tonight

nice one, been on brickwerks and ordered replacement parts ......
thanks for your help and the link on bleeding - really good.Just got to try it now

Ian (also in Wirksworth)[/quote]

I've seen your van driving around wirksworth, Ian - not long after I had joined the forum. I have a 1.6TD engine

cheers, I wondered if it was a seal or something, although I cant seem to undo the sensor nut. Are you suggesting bleeding the system because like Ian you think there is air in the system or are you suggesting I need to do this to after replacing the sensor?
Cheers
Rich

Hi Kevtherev, You mentioned that your coolant was leaking from the coolant sensor - I think I have the same problem, when I rev the engine up, the coolant level drops down in the main tank, when I release the accelerator cable, the coolant comes up again, but where the sensor is mounted, i get a lea...