toyota hi ace - belt takes out wiring

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Sat 24 Jan 2015 08:12
toyota hi ace - belt takes out wiring - barney100

Drove out yesterday and on comes the oil light and battery light. Seems the alternator belt snapped activating the battery light and the AA reckon the flying belt bits have somehow taken out wiring to the oil sensor or the sensor itself. More likely wiring as the sensor is apparently in the crankcase. There seems to be the correct level of oil although when I first checked there wasa dry dipstick...no not me....ten minutes later it shows full.

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Sat 24 Jan 2015 08:21
toyota hi ace - belt takes out wiring - skidpan

If the sensor itself had been physically removed the oil would pump out at 60 + psi and the engine bay would be covered. You would not need to check the dipstick. Having a dry dipstick if you check too soon after switching off is perfectly normal, that is why you should wait at least 5 minutes with a hot engine for the oil to sufficiently drain back.

But the belt could have damaged the sensor without removing it.

Time to get investigating.

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Sat 24 Jan 2015 11:30
toyota hi ace - belt takes out wiring - barney100

Vehicle has been taken by the AA to a local garage whom I trust. There was no oil evident in the engine bay so hopefully the belt can be replaced and the sensor wiring fixed.

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