punto 02 8 valve 1.2 - no oil getting to the oil rail /camshaft

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Mon 15 Jul 2013 22:15
punto 02 8 valve 1.2 - no oil getting to the oil rail /camshaft - norfolkingood

car making lotta noise. found out it was water pump on way out. new belt and pump.better but still noisy. found out that no oil been getting to rail above camshaft.cleared oil rail. no better. ran for a minute with rocker cover off and held white card btwn rail and cams. not a single drop., ran with rail removed . not a drop. poured oil down hole and went,so not blocked. any ideas plz?

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Tue 16 Jul 2013 21:46
punto 02 8 valve 1.2 - no oil getting to the oil rail /camshaft - Cyd

You sure you didn't pour oil down the drain channel?

If the feed really is blocked you might be able to free it up with compressed air.

The only problem is that you might just push the blockage back into a more critical oil feed area. I feel a strip down coming on.

You are sure the pump is working ok though? Could the pressure relief valve be stuck open? Pick up gauze choked? For the latter item you could look inside the sump with a usb inspectio camera, they can be had off ebay for 35, less than an hours labour.

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