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hey ppl, i just reciently got a new r32 gtst, one concern in the first week i noticed the oil pressure dropping whist at the lights to a tad about "0", i checked the oil and i thought it was very thin, so i decieded to do a change, while i was at it i did the oil filter, air filter and fuel filter. There was an improvement but it is still dropping whilst i sit at lights, under the accel it rises to around the 4kg mark is this right? or is there a problem? if anyone could tell me what theirs runs at it would be very helpful and if it is a problem what is it related too many think. I took out about 5.5litres of oil and replaced it with about 6litres too much? looks fine on the reader. thanks guys

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oil punp might be worn and not pushing enough oil through at low rpm. If it was 0 then little or no oil would be in passing through the oil pump to the top of the head which would eventually you will start to hear a tapping noise coming from the motor, do you hear this? Best bet is to have the pump checked out, if its fine then your gauge might be wrong.

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Skylines oil pressure gauges are known for failing. There is a strong possibility of the fault being in the gauge alone. Take it to a mechanic & get him to check the oil pressure with a separate gauge. This will tell you whether the fault is in the engine or in the gauge. Do a search under oil pressure or similar & you should find what the readings are supposed to be.

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