Jump to content
SAU Community

R32 Oil Pressure

rosco 104

By rosco 104,
in General Maintenance

 Share

Recommended Posts

rosco 104 Newbie

rosco 104

Posted
Posted

Hi guys,

I'm after a bit of advice, I have an r32 gts-t (93), I have noticed my factory oil pressure guage reads quite low (nearly back to 0 on idle, and only just above 2 for normal driving), is this likely to be an oil press sender issue? It runs fine, plenty of oil etc...

Also another quick question, I occasionally get a small hesitation when I roll off and back on the throttle, as in, I back off slightly, and then when I squeeze the pedal back on it gives a small miss, and then pulls away fine, not the end of the world, but it never used to do it.

Any help would be great!

Cheers.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/186241-r32-oil-pressure/
Share on other sites
kjb_r33 Experienced

kjb_r33

Posted
Posted
Hi guys,

I'm after a bit of advice, I have an r32 gts-t (93), I have noticed my factory oil pressure guage reads quite low (nearly back to 0 on idle, and only just above 2 for normal driving), is this likely to be an oil press sender issue? It runs fine, plenty of oil etc...

Also another quick question, I occasionally get a small hesitation when I roll off and back on the throttle, as in, I back off slightly, and then when I squeeze the pedal back on it gives a small miss, and then pulls away fine, not the end of the world, but it never used to do it.

Any help would be great!

Cheers.

Oil pressure Sender units are notorious for giving up the ghost, have someone check your oil pressure with a mechanical gauge. Flat spots are generally caused by a lean mixture, you may have an air leak into the inlet manifold.

  • 2 weeks later...
Hydroxinol Enthusiast

Hydroxinol

Posted
Posted
...I have noticed my factory oil pressure guage reads quite low (nearly back to 0 on idle, and only just above 2 for normal driving),

I notice the exact same thing with mine, could it be normal for a R32 GTS-T. My oil pressure does however rise to 4 after it has fully warmed up though.

abu Grand Master

abu

Posted
Posted (edited)

My motors healthy (compression tested etc..) but the oil pressure gauge always reads low.

On start up when cold it will be just under '4' on the stock oil pressure gauge, and it only gets lower as it gets warmer.

When cruising at a consistant speed its quiet low, but at about 100km/3XXXrpm its in between '2' & '4'..

I don't really worry about it to much as I have been told the stock oil pressure gauge is useless, so I won't be able to get an accurate reading till I get a decent after-market oil pressure gauge.

i also notice the guage gets lazy around oil change time(5000kms)

Yeah mine went heaps low after I serviced it.

Was slightly worried with it being so low..

Edited by abu
rosco 104 Newbie

rosco 104

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Hi again all,

Well I have fixed the problem, turned out to be an interesting one!

I had just replaced oil and filter before I started having this problem, and I used penzoil 10w30, which was a mineral oil, and as I read some of the posts is not the stuff to use, so I went to supercheap and got some fuchs 10w30 synthetic and chucked that in just to be safe.

Took her for a drive, and to my surprise, oil pressure is now back to normal readings on the guage! Not sure how that works being the same viscosity of oil and all, but thats how it hapened!

Cheers,

Rosco.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • MBS206
      Rear subframe stay bracket bolt removal issues

      By MBS206 · Posted

      TBH, it sounds like the threads on the bolt are fubar in a specific section. Most likely as you've been working it back and forth it has torn threads out, as you loosen the bolt, this section enters the nut, now you're spinning a round shaft inside the nut, there's no threads here.   Use something similar to a claw on a hammer that will fit either side of the bolt head and try to apply downward force while also undoing it. The idea is to attempt to catch a thread, or just rip the f**ker out. Caution on ripping out, as it could bend/maime/mangle what the captive nut attaches to. If the captive nut is actually okay, you could do the dirty part of cutting the head off the bolt, then cut a slit in the end of the thread that's now exposed and then screw it up and into the area the captive nut is until it falls out the other side. However, this does risk the remainder of the bolt rusting over time and damaging near the captive nut and also making it rust. However, so can cutting pieces of panel work out to access this area if you don't reseal it properly.
    • MBS206
      Rb25 det nitto washer crank gear

      By MBS206 · Posted

      Well, every piece of information on that part when you track it back to Nitto says it's for a KIT of theirs. It is also designed thicker to be stronger. And they speak about a specific harmonic balancer bolt they supply for the whole setup.
    • MrStabby
      Rear subframe stay bracket bolt removal issues

      By MrStabby · Posted

      Techniques for removing stuck bolts are: hitting the bolt head with a hammer, heating the bolt to red hot then letting it cool and working it back and forth like you are already doing. AFAIK the idea is to try to crush whatever material is stuck between the threads (and heat also melts locktite but that's almost certainly not relevant in this case).
    • GTSBoy
      Rb25 det nitto washer crank gear

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      Yuh, I think it works with the Nitto gear only. I presume that you're not also using the Nitto gear? Watch the video. Compare the interface between the Nitto gear and washer (on the gear side) vs the stocker and decide if you think the Nitto gear is different from stock there.
    • Dose Pipe Sutututu
      Dose's Sometimes DIY and Pay Someone Home & Boat Improvement Thread

      By Dose Pipe Sutututu · Posted

      Liking the new charger, battery all good (I think).   Also like how you can put it in power supply mode too. Will troubleshoot with that sometime soon.
×
×
  • Create New...