Hello, I have a Mini Cooper 1.6 120 horsepower, 2006. the low oil pressure light comes on. We have 4 bars on a cold engine, 0.5 bars on a warm engine. The dragon, oil pan, oil change and installation of the original filter were not cleaned. What should be the correct idle pressure when the...

Hello. Maybe you don't need to panic. See what the instructions for this engine say. Only a quarter bar at low speed. Check the sensor at what pressure the lamp turns on.

The sensor lights up at 0.4 Added after 3 [minutes]: After 5 months the oil filter was very screwed on. Now I have the original one and the pressure only increased by 0.2.

Hello problem solved by 3rd mechanic. The problem was a scratched oil pump. After replacement, the pressure increased to 2.5 bar. I write because maybe someone will need such information.

[Solved] Low Oil Pressure Issue: Mini Cooper 1.6 120 HP (2006) - Warm Engine Pressure & Repair Advice

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#1 17091273 09 Mar 2018 14:31

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Hello, I have a Mini Cooper 1.6 120 horsepower, 2006. the low oil pressure light comes on. We have 4 bars on a cold engine, 0.5 bars on a warm engine. The dragon, oil pan, oil change and installation of the original filter were not cleaned. What should be the correct idle pressure when the engine is warm? I am asking for professional advice. I have a choice to sell a car or repair the engine ..
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Hello.
Maybe you don't need to panic.

najciekawsza wrote:
What should be the correct idle pressure when the engine is warm?

najciekawsza wrote:
We have 4 bars on a cold engine, 0.5 bars on a warm engine.

See what the instructions for this engine say. Only a quarter bar at low speed.

Check the sensor at what pressure the lamp turns on.
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17093043 10 Mar 2018 12:26

The sensor lights up at 0.4

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After 5 months the oil filter was very screwed on. Now I have the original one and the pressure only increased by 0.2.
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Hello problem solved by 3rd mechanic.
The problem was a scratched oil pump. After replacement, the pressure increased to 2.5 bar.
I write because maybe someone will need such information.
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