Just Curious
04-29-2008, 03:31 PM
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i got an S5 turbo and i was reading some old posts and i was curious how can i tell if the oil pump gives out, my oil presure guage took a dive but i am not running abnormally (i used to run the car up and down the mountain) so how can i tell???
04-30-2008, 02:30 PM
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The stock pump is considered fine for stock and mildly modified engines. The pressure sending units commonly fail. Some relevant reading here: http://www.racingbeat.com/FRmazda2.htm
05-01-2008, 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by RX7 13B 4 UR AZZ' post='899579' date='Apr 29 2008, 02:35 PM
if oil pump FAILED your car would probably be blown up already. Stock oil pressure gauge is crap at best do like the post above and check to make sure oil pressure is within spec for a given RPM
STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP! DON'T DRIVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My car ran 2k miles with a bad oil pump (well it wasn't bad, I was getting no pressure because the ******** that rebuilt it didn't screw the thing in all the way)
I was told by my old mechanic my gauge was crap and it was fine. WRONG. The gauge was working fine. It can sound like it is running fine, even with no oil pressure. I thought I was crazy when I thought something was just slightly "off" with my car. It did not overheat. Ever. It just gave up one night on the I-5 under an overpass.
Get an external gauge and check you pressure.
05-01-2008, 03:58 PM
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well i am pretty sure nothing is wrong i was just reading a old forum about oil pumps and i got worried, i changed the oil in my car and by the appearance of the oil i am pretty sure the oil pump is circulating the oil.