Picked up my 2004.5 Touring 6MT tonight... what a freaking blast..


Anyway, fun stuff aside, and after searching the forums and NOT finding what I wanted to hear...


What can cause my oil pressure to slowly drop to the quarter range (to the left near 0) when dropping to neutral, or at idle?

Is this normal?

Engine has 27k miles and has been babied.


It's due for an oil change and levels look ok.

 

not normal to drop to zero!

 

It doesn't go to zero, it hovers around the quarter mark.

Here is a pic.

I know the rule of thumb: to have at least 10 psi for each thousand rpm - any more is wasted HP due to friction of working the oil pump.... but..



Warmed up (3 hours+ driving highway speeds), at a stop light.

 

that should be normal since it's in neutral, the engine isn't under any stress from the rest of the drivetrain. atleast it's not zero and there is pressure

 

Well, that's one less stress level off my shoulder. Thanks.

Now I have to figure out why my insurance went from -15% discount to +55% surcharge

 

Yeah, looks normal to me...

 

Let me guess, your age is under 30?

 

Yep normal.

 

that looks ok...mines a little higher at idle but that shouldnt be an issue

 

Wrong

It went to a surcharge because of past claims that went unpaid. IF I KNOWN I would have paid them off. No big deal, 1 year of 55% surcharge then back to base.

I *did* have a 40% discount.

 

Looks to me like you had all the answers before you even started this thread. Using your own rule of thumb of "10psi per 1000RPM", your idle is under 1K, and I see ~20PSI on the gage. Isn't that more than what you'd expect to have at idle? Let me take a guess: Math isn't your strong suite?

Searched for "oil pressure", got the four threads below which address your issue within the first three pages of results. The 4th post of the 1st thread even has a pic for you. I guess searching isn't your strong suite either.

Your rule of thumb is hosed, but don't start another thread on it. At 3000RPM you should have ~60PSI. If all else fails, see the FSM.

You're welcome.


2006 350Z - Oil Pressure Problem

Oil PSI at Idle

oil pressure

Need help oil pressure running low

 

Every forum has to have a smart ***

Kind of off topic, but seems 80% of your other replies in this Z community is just as smart *** and useless, for example:

I'd suggest stop hi-jacking my thread and go fly a f*#&ng kite.

You're welcome for the wake up call.

 

Oh yeah? Mine's higher than yours. Lol~

 

But mine is thicker.

OH sh*t, what are we talking about here.

 

Lol~ Yeah, girth is a good thing! :-)

 

LoL, hes one of 2 ppl I have on ignore.. It really is a great feature.

 

Ooh, please tell me more about this feature - I would love to add him too.

 

If you started this thread to learn about an oil pressure issue, you would have thanked me. Instead, you elected to open your mouth and confirm your ignorance. My posts do offend idiots and know-it-alls, as they were intended. As far as hijacking your thread, I searched and spoon-fed you the very information you claim you couldn't find. But don't despair, you're in good company - there are plenty of other losers here for you to identify with.

 

.... And it all started with you saying "I guess searching isn't your strong suite either.".

A direct attack on my character and you expect me to THANK you for posting 4 search results? I am in good company, don't worry - and you're not in it.

Added to ignore list.

 

Yea, that was a moment of weakness. I should have said your searching SUCKS.