Hello everyone.
Past days I see a lot of cars which lose oil pressure because the damn hex key simply rounds off its edges to a point where it can no longer drive the oil pump.
I have heard of various possible remedies for this, such as thicker hex keys, welding them into balance shaft, etc... But I am not sure how reliable are those methods and which one should I go with.
So the question is what is the actual permanent and long term remedy for this? Replacing the hex key with a new OEM one usually just postpones the problem to next 40-60k km before it gets rounded off again (there is already some play inside the balance shaft and the new hex key, that's what causes wear IMHO).
Thanks.
Past days I see a lot of cars which lose oil pressure because the damn hex key simply rounds off its edges to a point where it can no longer drive the oil pump.
I have heard of various possible remedies for this, such as thicker hex keys, welding them into balance shaft, etc... But I am not sure how reliable are those methods and which one should I go with.
So the question is what is the actual permanent and long term remedy for this? Replacing the hex key with a new OEM one usually just postpones the problem to next 40-60k km before it gets rounded off again (there is already some play inside the balance shaft and the new hex key, that's what causes wear IMHO).
Thanks.