why low oil pressure?
10-30-02, 12:52 PM
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why low oil pressure?
ever since i finished the engine swap into my T2, ive had extremely low oil pressure. i havent driven the car in a while so i cant remember exactly how low, but i know it was real low. the engine seems to run fine, havent had any problems with it, is it just a bad oil pressure sensor? the only thing i can think of that might cause my problem, is i had to take my front cover off a while back. when i pulled the bolt out of the main pulley, i seem to remember there being a small pellet inside the eccentric shaft. i cant remember if i put it back into the engine or not. can that be causing my problem? i cant really think of anything else that might do it. got any ideas?
10-30-02, 01:06 PM
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"I think" without that pellet you would see idle oil pressure all the time. The aftermarket replacement part for that is one solid piece which gives a higher oil pressure all the time. You would check that out before you go and mess with anything else. All you need to do is take out that bolt; you can leave all the pullies and belts in place.
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Or, I hear that if the front cover o-ring is shot, it will read a very low pressure. Did you replace it when you had the front cover off? If not, perhaps it tore...
And yeah, the thermo-pellet replacement is a piece of cake. Takes maybe 15 minutes to do.. All you need is a few washers--do a search for it, there are several writeups with pictures.
-Tesla
And yeah, the thermo-pellet replacement is a piece of cake. Takes maybe 15 minutes to do.. All you need is a few washers--do a search for it, there are several writeups with pictures.
-Tesla
10-31-02, 01:16 AM
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thanks guys. im not driving the car right now or anytime soon, so i have time to figure this out. i just bothered me that ive been getting low oil pressure when i did drive it. telsa....no i didnt replace the o-ring but i did read the write-up of it at Mazdatrix's site and that was one thing i had thought of as a possiblilty. can anyone else tell me about the pellet "mod", like where can i get it?
god i feel like such a noob
god i feel like such a noob
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