stetypeR Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Hey got a question for ya, i dont think that my oil warning light is working on my integra type R the only way i know it needs more oil is when it stops vtecing, so heres the question..... how do i fix this problem? Also is anybody else having a problem with adding pics???? it says error on page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLontheDL Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 There is a light for oil in the integ? wow Anyhow, you're suppose to change your oil every 3k miles, unless you use synthetic then you can change it every 5k or so. We are working on the glitch. For now just type in: 1: type in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stetypeR Posted February 12, 2006 Author Share Posted February 12, 2006 Just testing,cheers, even tho i dident have a scooby doo what you where on about when you said about having a light in my teg ..........but never mind lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..SSR.. Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Ditch those rotors. Why'd you paint the calipers? You need to check your oil more often. Don't think the car will tell you it needs more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stetypeR Posted February 16, 2006 Author Share Posted February 16, 2006 Ditch those rotors. Why'd you paint the calipers? You need to check your oil more often. Don't think the car will tell you it needs more. why would i do that??? the stoping power is dinging! the calipers aint painted there standard from hispecspecmotorsport apart from having the brand machined off http://www.hispecmotorsport.co.uk/mega_monster.htm why dont you like the rotors SSR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottywayne25 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Wow i thought this thread was about an oil warning light.. looks to me you all are arguing about purple lookin rotors. anyways they have an oil pressure warning light. im not sure if it tells you when you need to change oil or add some.. btw. in order for vtec to work, these few things have to be up to par.. -correct amount of oil in the crankcase -correct oil pressure -normal operating temperature -WOT if you are experienceing problems with your "vtec" not working.. make sure you have enough oil, maybe its the wrong weight. gsr/itr's call for 5w30 or 10w30 synthetic. most run 5w30 in the winter time since its thinner and circulates faster. does the car burn oil? smoke? if so, you may want to do a compression test to see if you have a bad ring or 2. that would decrease oil pressure.. and if your even more curious to the shape of the inside of your motor, do a leakdown test Also if your cars not up to normal operating temp, the ECU will not let the vtec cams switch over.. btw, its very bad on your motor to give it hell when its still cold.. just in case you didnt know. anyways i know none of this probably helped.. but i figured i would just throw my 2cents in. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..SSR.. Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 WOT isn't needed for VTEC to work... If you track your car, you will crack those rotors pretty fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stetypeR Posted February 16, 2006 Author Share Posted February 16, 2006 Wow i thought this thread was about an oil warning light.. looks to me you all are arguing about purple lookin rotors. anyways they have an oil pressure warning light. im not sure if it tells you when you need to change oil or add some.. btw. in order for vtec to work, these few things have to be up to par.. -correct amount of oil in the crankcase -correct oil pressure -normal operating temperature -WOT if you are experienceing problems with your "vtec" not working.. make sure you have enough oil, maybe its the wrong weight. gsr/itr's call for 5w30 or 10w30 synthetic. most run 5w30 in the winter time since its thinner and circulates faster. does the car burn oil? smoke? if so, you may want to do a compression test to see if you have a bad ring or 2. that would decrease oil pressure.. and if your even more curious to the shape of the inside of your motor, do a leakdown test Also if your cars not up to normal operating temp, the ECU will not let the vtec cams switch over.. btw, its very bad on your motor to give it hell when its still cold.. just in case you didnt know. anyways i know none of this probably helped.. but i figured i would just throw my 2cents in. Scott well i never thought that it would tell me to change the oil but i did think that it monitored the level but i ghess not lol..............(this meaning a dont have a problem now) the car doesent smoke but it does seem to use quiet a bit of oil, the oil i use is shell helix ultra synthetic, 5w30 i belive. yeah i did know about car having to be at normal operating temp before it would switch i keep it at low rpm till then. Cheers for you advice dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stetypeR Posted February 16, 2006 Author Share Posted February 16, 2006 oh yeah and purple looking rotors?????? wtf lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stetypeR Posted February 16, 2006 Author Share Posted February 16, 2006 WOT isn't needed for VTEC to work... If you track your car, you will crack those rotors pretty fast. well at the mo i dont "track it" just street use, i've not heard of that before why would i crack em??? im not being funny when i ask that im just interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottywayne25 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 haha at first glance they did look purple..but after going back and looking its just the glare.haha sorry bout that.. anyways if your oil light is on or if it flickers everyonce in a while it could be one of two things.. 1. oil very very low causing bad oil pressure *most likely* 2. bad sensor i know it did that on my 90 model civic, if it was low on oil, if i went around a turn sometimes the oil pressure light would flicker or come on.. but it has never done that in either of my integras so i dunno if it would.. Scott btw.. on my civic the light *ONLY* came on when i was dangerously low on oil...like almost bone dry.. so yea but i didnt care about that car so haha it didnt really matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stetypeR Posted February 17, 2006 Author Share Posted February 17, 2006 haha at first glance they did look purple..but after going back and looking its just the glare.haha sorry bout that.. anyways if your oil light is on or if it flickers everyonce in a while it could be one of two things.. 1. oil very very low causing bad oil pressure *most likely* 2. bad sensor i know it did that on my 90 model civic, if it was low on oil, if i went around a turn sometimes the oil pressure light would flicker or come on.. but it has never done that in either of my integras so i dunno if it would.. Scott btw.. on my civic the light *ONLY* came on when i was dangerously low on oil...like almost bone dry.. so yea but i didnt care about that car so haha it didnt really matter Ha ha no problem just thought it was funny, well to be honest i have never seen the light come on while driving, so like someone has already said i should just check my oil more often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranny Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 heres ssr , mr track this, race that. 90% ssr are people with normal cars tryin to make em faster jesus boy havent you learned that. if your constantly havin to put oil in your engine than id say its leakin oil wouldnt you? why dont you do somin as simple as fixin your oil leak and be done with it altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stetypeR Posted February 17, 2006 Author Share Posted February 17, 2006 heres ssr , mr track this, race that. 90% ssr are people with normal cars tryin to make em faster jesus boy havent you learned that. if your constantly havin to put oil in your engine than id say its leakin oil wouldnt you? why dont you do somin as simple as fixin your oil leak and be done with it altogether. Wouldent i see an oil patch on my driveway if i park there every night and i had a leak? im not constantley putting oil in my car i just thought that if my oil level was low then the warning light would come on/ flicker on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranny Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 your car has to be half out of oil basically for that light to come on. like 2 l down. yes if you were leakin oil you would have prolly seen signs of it , but maybe not in driveway. not all leaks happen at idle when car is just sitting there. they way your first post sounded was like you were puttin oil in in alot is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stetypeR Posted February 18, 2006 Author Share Posted February 18, 2006 your car has to be half out of oil basically for that light to come on. like 2 l down. yes if you were leakin oil you would have prolly seen signs of it , but maybe not in driveway. not all leaks happen at idle when car is just sitting there. they way your first post sounded was like you were puttin oil in in alot is all. i dont realy know what would be concidered alot, this is the first car i have realy cared about lol. i ghess then if its leaking while driving there will be signs of this around the engine??? OK i filled it with oil about two weeks ago, so if i remember i will check tomoz and let you know what level it is at to get more of an idea how fast its going through it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stetypeR Posted February 18, 2006 Author Share Posted February 18, 2006 Ok i checked it this afternoon and there was none showing on the dip stick at all (my drive way is on a slight slope) i added about 1.5l and it was up to max again. So i dont realy know whats occuring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VR17 Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 how often are you driving it? low on oil because your leaking with no signs? thats odd you said you filled it 2 weeks ago? oil light is working. id probaly say you have a leak somewhere, maybe while driving the car. check under the car with a flashlight, or jack up the car, slide under and observe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stetypeR Posted February 18, 2006 Author Share Posted February 18, 2006 how often are you driving it? low on oil because your leaking with no signs? thats odd you said you filled it 2 weeks ago? oil light is working. id probaly say you have a leak somewhere, maybe while driving the car. check under the car with a flashlight, or jack up the car, slide under and observe. I drive it every day at least 200miles a week. I put that 1.5l in today before driving the car and i noticed there was smoke/steam not realy sure which coming from where the dip stick goes into the engine .............?? oil light is working comes on pre ignition and goes off straight away but like i've said never seen it while driving. I will check again over the next few days and have a good look round for any signs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranny Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 its very possible he has a main seal leaking if theres no signs. be it rear or front. if his rear main seal is leakin you really wouldnt see it that well nor would it put any oil on the ground while idling. front main seal youd notice more easily. if it was anythin under the hood hes see it obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Hey got a question for ya, i dont think that my oil warning light is working on my integra type R the only way i know it needs more oil is when it stops vtecing, so heres the question..... how do i fix this problem? Also is anybody else having a problem with adding pics???? it says error on page. maybe your vavles or valve seals are shot, maybe thats causing oil to burn. rebuild your valvetrain or take it to an acura dealer and see whats up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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