I had the red oil light come on so the car has gone in to be fixed come out ok for a few weeks and it come on again then it was ok then few weeks after it come on again but on lasted 3days and it happend again I had the oil strainer done what can be coursing it for it to go all the time? It's skoda octavia vrs 1.8t mk1 thanks

Oil pump if say bud.

Generally when the red oil light comes on its too late and its a dead top end

Suprises me that it is already not dead. Id get it to a specialist on a low loader if need be before its too late

I been think about the oil pump I get a new one tomorrow it comes on like 3 or 4 times then goes off

Oil pressure relief valve gummed up and sticking?, has anybody done a gauge oil pressure check to rule out sender and relief valve as potential fault areas?.

It's in being done now I don't no if they done a oil gauge test where would the oil pressies relief valve to ?

Pressure

Either a signalling fault, the sender or allied stuff is duff.

Or, not making enough pressure, the oil pump is duff.

Or, unable to hold the pressure due to pressure release valve opening OR wear (and soon tear) internally.  Too much clearance on the crank/bearings will allow the oil to escape and the pump will be incapable of moving enough oil to fill the gap = metal to metal = destruction.

 

If you don't have enough pressure, and the light is the very last ditch warning, then the crank bearings will not "float".  They need a minimum pressure to do the hydrodynamic surfing thing which stops them destroying themselves.

Something to check out properly.

common fault of blocked oil pick up pipe

sump off pipe off first check for blockage

I had the sump of 3 times now put new pick ups on its in now having a new oil pump so I think it's better of having a new pump should I look for anything else ?

So after having a new oil pump found out I needned a new tensioner too the timing belt have to come off when they put it back together started it and and the garage said it had a miss fire on cylinder 4 they took the head off and the valeve was bent and he said the Colup fell out but it only just had new valeve about 4month ago could this happen?

Edited 9 January, 201511 yr by ZacDudleyVRS

It has happened, so who are 'they' that do the work on your car? So that others can give them a wide berth!

I always take my car to them but will be never going back I been told they maybe but the timing out a a little bit ?