Help? Please? :( Oil Leaking..

MoneySavingStudent_2

Hey!
My cars oil valve is leaking. Unfortunatly im going on holiday on Tuesday (early morning) im driving to scarborough from huddersfield and its a trip that isnt exactly short lol. The valve was changed/fixed late august last year and now its leaking again.. does this usually happen? is the garage responsible? or can it just go at any time? We have to ring the garage tomoz morning to see if they can do it tomoz... unless.. im pretty stuck for going away for afew days

Can anyone help me? Is it easy to change? could i get hold of a part and change it myself? or does it need to be done by a garage? should i shout at the garage cause its not 12 months old.. or is it my car being pants.. or can it just go at anytime?

Help? x

molerat

What is an oil valve ?

mollycat

He means an oil pressure valve.

vaio

what's an oil pressure valve?

NickWarren_2

IIRC It dumps the excess oil back into the sump.

goldspanners

the good old oil valve eh!

MoneySavingStudent_2

think ive used the wrong words im sorry guys i av no idea about cars and its just something that sumone mentioned it wa... obviously they dnt no either lol.. erm... best way to describe it is the part thats near the dipstick n points towards the front of ya car... hm... well whateva it is its leaking bad day x



PS! Im a she

mchale

molerat wrote: »

What is an oil valve ?

oil pressure switch ???????????????????

Puts oil warning light on dash out.

MoneySavingStudent_2

no oil warning light has come on.

engine light is ALWAYS on. took it into the garage as soon as the light came on n they did everything to it then the light went off then after a couple miles engine light came bck on again.. took it bck in n there wa nothing wrong wiv it.. (maybe the sensor for the light wa knocked?) n now i take it in wen i notice oil or the performance is dodgy... grr...

mchale

MoneySavingStudent wrote: »

no oil warning light has come on.

engine light is ALWAYS on. took it into the garage as soon as the light came on n they did everything to it then the light went off then after a couple miles engine light came bck on again.. took it bck in n there wa nothing wrong wiv it.. (maybe the sensor for the light wa knocked?) n now i take it in wen i notice oil or the performance is dodgy... grr...

Basically, if amber engine management light comes on & stays on and the is NO lose of power its ok to use, if management light comes on and the is a lose of power DONT use it, if oil light comes ON while engine is running switch off ASAP and get it checked.

Premier_2

MoneySavingStudent wrote: »

...Can anyone help me? Is it easy to change? could i get hold of a part and change it myself? ...

MoneySavingStudent wrote: »

...:( im sorry guys i av no idea about cars

Probably not in the circumstances I'm afraid.

MoneySavingStudent wrote: »

...its just something that sumone mentioned it wa... obviously they dnt no either lol.. erm...

I think you maybe right there.

Take the car to a more reliable and competent mechanic for attention.