Oil Pressure Probs

[bakitup]

hi all

i had a prob with my car running on 5 cylinders (rb20e) yesterday. today i pulleed the ignition leads and it seems to just have been dirt on the connectors or bad connection. i got the cylinders firing but then another cylinder dropped. again i tried the leads and all was well.

i took the car for a drive but i noticed that my oil pressure was extremly low. at about 3000rpm the gauge read about 3kg/cm2(squared). when i put the clutch in, it dropped right down to just above 0. i shut the engine off immediatly, checked the oil level and it was nearly full, taking into account the oil hadnt settled. again i drove off.

later on i noticed when i started the car, the oil pressure remained at 0 and the oil warning light was on. after about 3 seconds it turned off and the oil pressure rose. this happens every time the car is started, even when its warm, the oil pressure seems normal after this, but after maybe 3 mins of driving it drops. the oil is due for a change (getting changed tomorrow) and im gonna get the car checked over in a few days. has anyone had this happen to them before? im pretty scared to even start the car now lol

[Black Widow]

hi all

i had a prob with my car running on 5 cylinders (rb20e) yesterday. today i pulleed the ignition leads and it seems to just have been dirt on the connectors or bad connection. i got the cylinders firing but then another cylinder dropped. again i tried the leads and all was well.

i took the car for a drive but i noticed that my oil pressure was extremly low. at about 3000rpm the gauge read about 3kg/cm2(squared). when i put the clutch in, it dropped right down to just above 0. i shut the engine off immediatly, checked the oil level and it was nearly full, taking into account the oil hadnt settled. again i drove off.

later on i noticed when i started the car, the oil pressure remained at 0 and the oil warning light was on. after about 3 seconds it turned off and the oil pressure rose. this happens every time the car is started, even when its warm, the oil pressure seems normal after this, but after maybe 3 mins of driving it drops. the oil is due for a change (getting changed tomorrow) and im gonna get the car checked over in a few days. has anyone had this happen to them before? im pretty scared to even start the car now lol

I've got an oil pressure issue at the moment in my RB20DET. I'm hoping the oil that was put in it is just too thin (its a 10W-30). Gonna change the oil to a 15W-50 tomorrow n see if that helps. The only thing i dont get tho is that the oil pressure was alright until a few days ago.