PixelMonkey

Not driven yet, the gasket sealant recommended 12 hours before driving so will add the oil and test drive tomorrow. The plastic in the sump though suggest damage to the timing guides to me unless I'm missing something?

Dropped the sump off today, some bits of plastic in the oil pickup for the pump which I switched out for a new one. I guess I need to change the timing chain and guides next.

Low oil level should trigger a yellow light on the dash so maybe, but I assume this is working. Could it be overfilled now though? In order of fixes my next goto will be to drop the sump and clean the pickup. Then it's the pump that gets looked at, but I don't see many reports of failure there? (This is the 1.2 HTP engine)

An update: After changing the oil and filter the pressure light the red light of doom and gloom hadn't come on for a while. Now it seems to be back intermittently. I have ordered a pressure test gauge to see what's really happening, am I right in thinking the process is: Remove pressure sensor Connect gauge Run engine at idle for 20 mins to warm up Run engine at 2k revs and measure pressure Run engine at 3k revs and measure pressure Is this correct? What values am I looking for when measuring?

It is the 3 cylinder 51KW version. 88,800 miles 62 plate. I only recently bought the car, this was the first longer drive in it. Looking in the service book, Has had oil change in January @ 87,000 miles

I mostly use the car just to commute around 10-20 minutes twice a day and the light never comes on during this time. This weekend however I have been on a longer drive and the light came on after slowing down to leave a dual carriageway that I had been on for 45 miles. After this I changed the oil sensor at the top of the engine (https://www.eurocarparts.com/p/starline-oil-pressure-switch-46644025s) This time a longer A-road driving trip resulted in the same result with the oil light not coming on until I had eased off the gas to slow down for an exit. The light then remained off for the reminder of my journey down B and suburban roads. What should my next steps be? Look at getting an oil change, or get the oil pump looked at? Or is there something else I should do?