R32 Gts-t Oil Press Issue

[LedZepLen]

I have an r32 gts-t with every bolt on besides a top mount and from the first year i had it when it was bone stock running 7psi to now running 18psi I have always had poor oil pressure. When the car is fully up to operating temterature i'll run about a bar a boost 90% of the time with maybe 2 bar reving out if i havent sunk allot of heat into the oil. The part that bothers me more then anything is the lag i notice getting a temperture reading from my mehanical oil temp gauge which takes it's reading from my Greddy oil filter relocation kit.

Something else that bothers me is that my car had annother rb20 put into it in 98' (tag on firewall) and that the main problem in RB's is oiling.

How much bull sh1t is involved in replacing an oil pump? I have little confidence in my car lasting annother 10,000km summer of hard beatings with this oil problem and a 25/40 or 20g upgrade to my tdo5 with 550cc injectors in it's near future.

I have the car about 2 feet off the ground for the winter to replace every single peice of it's suspension so if it is possible to replace the oil pump without removing the engine i have it at a very good height to work on it.

[NZM.031]

not hard at all mate.. get it down to the timing belt, pull it off, pull the crank pulley off, and there it is. bout 10 bolts around it, pull it off, new one on, doesnt need to be timed or anything... just needs to be primed which ive been told you can do with vasoline but i used to do it by tipping oil down the hole where the filter screws on.. put all the stuff back on, check for correct pressure and no leaks and you're done.

cheers

Linton

[LedZepLen]

thanks allot

this gives me a very good reason to upgrade everything else in that area if my rad and reinforcement bumper need to come off. Definitely will be a confidence booster having good oil pressure.

[Dale FZ1]

not hard at all mate.. get it down to the timing belt, pull it off, pull the crank pulley off, and there it is. bout 10 bolts around it, pull it off, new one on, doesnt need to be timed or anything... just needs to be primed which ive been told you can do with vasoline but i used to do it by tipping oil down the hole where the filter screws on.. put all the stuff back on, check for correct pressure and no leaks and you're done.

Pump won't come off without sump off first.

Removing and installing sump in-car can be done but it's messy and difficult to ensure a good oil-tight engine when reassembled.