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Low oil pressure - oil pump a workable fix? |
Tdskip |
Apr 18 2019, 02:21 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,686 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
Yeah, yeah, I know. It's not likely the oil pump but humor me.
The red aka turbo car is showing low oil pressure. It has a front mounted oil cooler and some sort of big bore engine. Oil level is full cold and when hot. When cold my oil pressure is good, when hot it isn't. I'm under 10 PSI per 1000 RPM hot. I don't have a history on the engine. I am running 20w50, Mahle filter. I have not put a mechanical gauge on it but it is already running a retrofitted VDO oil pressure gauge. Goal is to get another summer out of driving it if I can. I supposed it wouldn't hurt to try a mechanical gauge and heavier weight oil, but is there a chance it is the oil pump rather than bearings? |
Tdskip |
Apr 18 2019, 02:45 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,686 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
If it is the bearings, which probably is the case, that’s a full engine rebuild at that point, correct?
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kahluver |
Apr 18 2019, 02:59 PM
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Tdskip |
Apr 18 2019, 03:13 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,686 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
If it is the bearings, which probably is the case, that’s a full engine rebuild at that point, correct? Afraid so. Gotta pull it all apart to replace bearings. Thanks - it is what it is. Might be time to dust off that 3.2l engine. The remaining bits that I need to buy to do that conversion will probably be close to the cost I’m having this thing rebuilt. |
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