OIL LIGHT BUZZ and SMOKE!!! (WATERCOOLED 2.1)

[feliz]

Hi, the oil light buzzed on the dash, so Ive topped up with oil and there is now smoke (not sure whether black or blue) chuffing from the exhaust, not all the time just when the engine is in higher revs or before changing gear. The camper has sat still for a few days, I've checked the oil dipstick and i'ts about an inch above the max!! Will this cause a smokey engine?? or could it be something more sinister. Cheers very much for any help...

[SplendiferousII]

Yes the inch above the dipstick will cause smoking thats for sure. There is a lot of busy action going on within an engine with things spining and pumping up and down. The piston rings can only handle so much oil. Your going to have to drain a bit out.

[R0B]

there is a min and a max for a reason...

i'ts about an inch above the max!!

[feliz]

Cheers Slend, I guessed that could the reason, however, the oil light still buzzes, so maybe a problem with the connection??, cheers

[SplendiferousII]

A girl I know once said to me. It cost me nearly £40 to fill my engine with oil. (Made up figure as I cant actually remember) and she said its smells a bit now.

Opened the bonnet and oil everywhere. Yep she had filled it right up to the brim.

[1664]

A girl I know once said to me. It cost me nearly £40 to fill my engine with oil. (Made up figure as I cant actually remember) and she said its smells a bit now.

Opened the bonnet and oil everywhere. Yep she had filled it right up to the brim.

Quality!!

[toomanytoys]

The buzzer doesnt sound because the oil level is too low (or high) its pressure... or rather NO pressure....... the buzzer will sound above 2000rpm if the pressure is low..

Now this could be due to the pressure switch failing or because it really is low oil pressure... so a pressure check is required... you could replace the sender first to see if it was the sender.. but you MUST get the correct one... (cant remember what pressure it is but could be 1.2bar)

Driving with that much oil overfilled WILL cause problems... did you not check the level before putting more oil in?

WHat oil is in there? a 15w40 is the recomended oil, a thinner oil can give low pressure on a well used engine...

[feliz]

Hey, thanks for the info, yeah, I did actually check but must have gone a bit OTT on the top up . Its 15w40, so I will check your advice, cheers very much.

[ozzy]

my old engine used to buz if the wrong oil was put in