Bad Oil Pump?

cashtango25

New Member
HEY GUYS I WAS DRIVING HOME YESTERDAY N NOTICED MY OIL LIGHT TURN ON THEN OFF RIGHT AWAY N IT DID IT RIGHT AWAY(TWICE) SO I PULLED OVER 2 CHECK MY DIP STICK N I WAS OK ON OIL SO MY QUESTION IS WHEN DO I KNOW WHEN I NEED 2 REPLACE MY OIL PUMP? IF THATS THA PROBLEM! I ONLY HAVE 150,xxx ON MY TEG 4 A 90 LS ALL STOCK BUT ADDED A HEADER LAST WEEK N A K/N FILTER.
 

XxCaryxX

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For future reference, please turn your caps lock off. The oil pump could be going bad, but I have had this happen to me before when I had to slam on the brakes because a horse was in the road. (I am not kidding either lol). When I slammed the brakes, I lost oil pressure and I was maybe 1/2 a quart low on oil if that. So, did you hit the brakes hard when this happened (Or were you cornering excessively hard)?
 

cashtango25

New Member
no. i was just driving normally. i try 2 treat my car like a queen considering that i used 2 drive like a lil kid who just got thier license but yea bro my car is gettin old n i love my car 2 death so i wised up n started 2 treat my car right!
 

XxCaryxX

New Member
Hmm, it very well could the Oil Pump because the light refers to oil pressure if I remember correctly.
 


r0g3r16

New Member
i was readin this tread and was really hoping u could help me out because same thing happened wit my car but i was cornerin excessively hard and happened the two times i cornered fast .... would my oil pump be bad?
 

r0g3r16

New Member
how do i do a mechanical presure test?
 


mirrorimg

Well-Known Member
Use punctuation. I feel like everyone who writes run on sentences over and over is a 13 year old who should not have a license.

When you corner hard, the oil get pushed up on the side of the oil pan. The oil pickup is centered in the pan and if the oil gets pushed away, it cannot pickup oil and you lose pressure. I suggest you do not do this, as you are starving the engine of oil when you do. Doing this excessively will cause bearing failure.

You can install baffles in the oil pan to prevent the oil from moving around so much, keeping it where in needs to be. Im sure you can find some kits online (probably ebay) and have someone weld them in. They are simply pre-cut pieces of metal to prevent oil slosh.
 

newkid

New Member
were in the world is the oil pump. read my thread and u will understand y im askn.
 

r0g3r16

New Member
http://i41.tinypic.com/20sejhh.jpg
my oil pan got dented and this sucker thing got a bit banged up, i wanna replace it but dont know were to get it or what its called. if some one can help me out thanks

and sorry im not really sure how to add pictures on to here.
 

mirrorimg

Well-Known Member
newkid said:
were in the world is the oil pump. read my thread and u will understand y im askn.
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On the side of the motor where the crank pulley is. You need to remove the crank pulley and timing belt to gain access to it, as well as the oil pan to take it out.

r0g3r16 said:
http://i41.tinypic.com/20sejhh.jpg
my oil pan got dented and this sucker thing got a bit banged up, i wanna replace it but dont know were to get it or what its called. if some one can help me out thanks

and sorry im not really sure how to add pictures on to here.
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That is the oil pickup tube. It is what sucks up the oil into the oil pump, and distributed around the motor. Looks fine to me, but if its damaged, and not sealing where it bolts to the oil pump, it could be a problem.
 

r0g3r16

New Member
o ok thanks. Its actually just a picture i got of the internet but mine is smashed a little from the bottom, im guessing thats why i lose oil pressure at times. will it matter if its from a gsr or type r motor? or do they all suck just as much oil? because i did find a type r one but is it worth buyin? or should i just get any b18 oil pick up tube and save some 20 dollars?
 
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