Oil light comes on when warm with a grating noise

Last post on Apr 11, 2009 at 5:46 AM

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#1 of 1 oil light comes on when warm ,with a grateing noises by rruk Apr 11, 2009 (5:46 am)
the car is a trooper 1999 vreg 3.0ltr td starts real nice, sounds like there is not anything wrong with the engine when its cold but when warm it makes a grateing noise comeing from with in the engine ..oil light only comes on at tick over and when warm ..im thinking oil pump or the balancer shaft is worn and this affects the oil pump when the engine is warm so im told ??? but sounds sweet again when cold ?? any thoughts ..thanks rob

#1 of 1: oil light comes on when warm ,with a grateing noises by rruk; Apr 11, 2009 (5:46 am)

the car is a trooper 1999 vreg 3.0ltr td

starts real nice, sounds like there is not anything wrong with the engine when its cold but when warm it makes a grateing noise comeing from with in the engine ..oil light only comes on at tick over and when warm ..im thinking oil pump or the balancer shaft is worn and this affects the oil pump when the engine is warm so im told ??? but sounds sweet again when cold ??

any thoughts ..thanks rob