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2016 sprinter 651 help with oil pressure

pinkypanther

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Hi all,
can anyone help me, i am trying to find out for sure if my sprinter monitors the oil pressure, some forums say that it does not which is really annoying if true as i have a turbo on it that has failed for no clear reason, it is recon unit that's has only done 12000 miles, no warning lights or engine management lights have come up just started running rough then i noticed the turbo making a noise at idle so after further investigation i found the the turbo impeller had about 2 millimeter play in it, my first thought was no oil getting to it as all else seems fine, the vehicle didn't smoke to much but i had noticed more smoke in the mornings but nothing to be to concerned about, oil level has gone down a bit in the last week which is consistent with a failed turbo so maybe i just could not see the smoke when driving however i would still like to check the oil pressure before moving forward with repair as i have noticed a vibration at low revs, more noticeable when moving around a tight car park or moving away at traffic lights when just touching the throttle, i noticed the slight vibration before i noticed it was not running as smooth as it was.

any help with this oil pressure monitoring question would be great help, the workshop that its into be repaired are confused as to why i am interested in the oil pressure as the believe sprinter engines monitor everything.
 
Hi all,
can anyone help me, i am trying to find out for sure if my sprinter monitors the oil pressure, some forums say that it does not which is really annoying if true as i have a turbo on it that has failed for no clear reason, it is recon unit that's has only done 12000 miles, no warning lights or engine management lights have come up just started running rough then i noticed the turbo making a noise at idle so after further investigation i found the the turbo impeller had about 2 millimeter play in it, my first thought was no oil getting to it as all else seems fine, the vehicle didn't smoke to much but i had noticed more smoke in the mornings but nothing to be to concerned about, oil level has gone down a bit in the last week which is consistent with a failed turbo so maybe i just could not see the smoke when driving however i would still like to check the oil pressure before moving forward with repair as i have noticed a vibration at low revs, more noticeable when moving around a tight car park or moving away at traffic lights when just touching the throttle, i noticed the slight vibration before i noticed it was not running as smooth as it was.

any help with this oil pressure monitoring question would be great help, the workshop that its into be repaired are confused as to why i am interested in the oil pressure as the believe sprinter engines monitor everything.
I have a 2012 Sprinter with the OM651 and could not see anything where you can see oil pressure. There most likely is a computer somewhere in the van that might be monitoring oil pressure, who knows???
To relieve my oil pressure anxiety I fitted a simple oil pressure switch to an oil pressure service port at the front of my Sprinter OM651 engine, mounted a good old red light on the dash that goes out when the engine starts and you have oil pressure, just like they did 100 years ago. Why modern car makers have taken away the interface between man and machine beats me. I also mounted a temperature monitor that you can see in real time what the real engine temperature is , not the coolant temp, it is measuring the temperature of the aluminum head near the coolant outlet to the radiator so you know the temperature where it matters. The device also has an alarm. you can set your own alarm point.
The oil switch cost $10AU, the red light cost $10AU, the wiring I had in the shed. Probably I have saved my engine from any future oil pressure issues resulting in engine failure. The alarm was about $200 AU
 

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