Some good PR for the K series

charlie 22 · 23rd November 2017, 16:39

Hi, all watched car sos the other day and they had a K series Caterham 7. The owner had parked it up for 10 years with suspect HGF and low oil pressure, they took it to Caterham to get it looked at by one of there engineers. The host did the THEY ALL DO THAT with the HGF and the K series. When they stripped the engine and looked inside, they found that the head gasket was fine and everything around was fine. The host was 100% certain it was going to be HGF and was preparing to right off the engine, he went and asked the engineer what his opinion was as to why the car was laid up and included the information about the low oil pressure, his conclusion was a faulty oil pressure switch the host face was a picture his jaw dropped to the flaw.

The kind people at Caterham cleaned up and rebuilt the engine and purred like a kitten when the team reinstalled it even if there was some hesitation but again not the engine fault it was the fuel pump this time dead as a Dodo so got a replacement one from a TVR engine Ford Popular project car .

I was disappointed when the did there segment driving an example as they chose a car with a Vauxhall 1600 engine not a similar car of the same type with a K series.

rustymotor · 23rd November 2017, 17:44

Hi, when I was in my 20's I bought a Zephyr 6 from a guy for £25 he told me the engine was knackered because the oil light was on continuous, guess what, just the oil pressure switch, car ran for years

minimutly · 23rd November 2017, 18:48

Ha, my neighbour once called to ask if I had a set of jump leads, yes, be over now says I. His v6 vectra wouldn't cank over. Jumped it, started it. While chatting he said it had only just had a new oil pressure sensor that day, funny the battery was flat as well, and that he was "going to London tomorrow"
I blipped it two or three times and told him he wouldn't be, and with that it seized solid!
He blamed me for years for breaking his car...

23rd November 2017, 16:39	#1
charlie 22 Posted a thing or two MG ZT-T 2.5V6, Mazda Cx30 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Greenford Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 875 Thanked 165 Times in 132 Posts	Some good PR for the K series Hi, all watched car sos the other day and they had a K series Caterham 7. The owner had parked it up for 10 years with suspect HGF and low oil pressure, they took it to Caterham to get it looked at by one of there engineers. The host did the THEY ALL DO THAT with the HGF and the K series. When they stripped the engine and looked inside, they found that the head gasket was fine and everything around was fine. The host was 100% certain it was going to be HGF and was preparing to right off the engine, he went and asked the engineer what his opinion was as to why the car was laid up and included the information about the low oil pressure, his conclusion was a faulty oil pressure switch the host face was a picture his jaw dropped to the flaw. The kind people at Caterham cleaned up and rebuilt the engine and purred like a kitten when the team reinstalled it even if there was some hesitation but again not the engine fault it was the fuel pump this time dead as a Dodo so got a replacement one from a TVR engine Ford Popular project car . I was disappointed when the did there segment driving an example as they chose a car with a Vauxhall 1600 engine not a similar car of the same type with a K series. __________________ Ugly Duckling

23rd November 2017, 17:44	#2
rustymotor Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: May 2017 Location: Hull Posts: 1,848 Thanks: 216 Thanked 432 Times in 340 Posts	Hi, when I was in my 20's I bought a Zephyr 6 from a guy for £25 he told me the engine was knackered because the oil light was on continuous, guess what, just the oil pressure switch, car ran for years

23rd November 2017, 18:48	#3
minimutly Posted a thing or two mg zt Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: cardigan Posts: 1,087 Thanks: 28 Thanked 187 Times in 158 Posts	Ha, my neighbour once called to ask if I had a set of jump leads, yes, be over now says I. His v6 vectra wouldn't cank over. Jumped it, started it. While chatting he said it had only just had a new oil pressure sensor that day, funny the battery was flat as well, and that he was "going to London tomorrow" I blipped it two or three times and told him he wouldn't be, and with that it seized solid! He blamed me for years for breaking his car...