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Greetings all,

I was wondering whether R32 GT-R oil pressure gauges commonly show different values? Mine will go from 4 kg/cm2 down to almost no indicated pressure and back again in one short space of driving. I don't seem to be able to hear any rattling from the top half of the engine while it's supposedly got no pressure (according to the gauge)

I'm kind of hoping that it's not the oil pump on it's way out, and it's just the gauge on the blink!

Has anyone else had this issue before?

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If you had searched, you would have discovered that the sender units are a bit suspect.

If you are concerned about a total loss of oil pressure, there is also a "oh sh!t" warning light when you actually have no pressure.

Hey thanks Mr elk, that calms the nerves a bit. I did a search but maybe I put the wrong key words in, because it helped me nowt.

I wanted to make sure it wasn't a sign of the pump failing, because I'm aware of these being 'suspect' also...

Yep, my oil pump blew and I thought it was just a faulty gauage sender. An expensive lesson learnt indeed. If I were to see any variations with my gauge again I will take it straight to my mech. Get the sender sorted out straight away or install an external guage completely. Try not to take it too lightly because you never know....

I'll give the sender a clean asap, at least I'll hopefully know whether it's this part playing up. Might be a good idea to install an aftermarket pressure gauge for peace of mind. A blown engine due to oil pump failure would bring a tear to my eye...

Thanks for your input guys ;)

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