Is there a low oil level shut off?

[ajpturbopittsburgh]

Is there a low oil level automatic shut off?

[i-VTEC_DOHC]

not that i know of. but who knows, maybe honda engineered one without us knowing.

curious though, why do you ask?

[ajpturbopittsburgh]

ah just to give me peace of mind I guess in case I lose the oil return line from the turbo or something. Or the pressurised one to the turbo. I like to drive it hard at times and I just worry about stuff.

Honda generators have shut offs and I remember my brother's old supra turbo wouldn't start. The dipstick showed no oil, we filled then it started. The manual mentioned the shut off as a safety feature if the oil got low.....makes sense to throw a switch in there to save a motor.

[i-VTEC_DOHC]

hmm i see. yea thats a legit case you're stating. all i know is that we have a low oil light lol
i guess thats about as close as i can get. i was considering getting the g-force oil pan mod that has those plates that help keep oil in the pan during aggressive cornering. but i doubt im going to get it.

[ajpturbopittsburgh]

I didn't know there was an aftermarket pan. Do you mean the low pressure light that looks like a little oil can with a drip or is there a different light on our dash?

How low were you that made your light come on? Ouch btw! I can't imagine the motor liked that at 8k! lol

[i-VTEC_DOHC]

Originally Posted by ajpturbopittsburgh

I didn't know there was an aftermarket pan. Do you mean the low pressure light that looks like a little oil can with a drip or is there a different light on our dash?

How low were you that made your light come on? Ouch btw! I can't imagine the motor liked that at 8k! lol

there isnt, its these plates that you have to weld into the oem pan. if im not mistaken, i think i saw a place that sells them pre-welded. but yea im talking about that light lol

idk how low it was, but i was doing autocross when it came on for a brief second when i was hitting a u-turn. and i put in about half a quart of royal purple and it never came on again. lol

[K5^]

Baffled oilpans are available aftermarket.

[rileyrat]

Originally Posted by K5^

Baffled oilpans are available aftermarket.

Mugen, Spoon and Hytech all make one that I have seen. The Mugen and Spoon are not direct bolt-ins IIRC, the Hytech is the K20Z3 oil pan modified. You also should change oil pumps, a modified OEM S2k pump does wonders. Now low oil shut-off, if you are boosted you should be running a oil pressure gauge, on of the big three most people suggest.

[dirtySOHC's]

would be awesome if they had that feature.

and not saying that it cant happen but losing any oil lines to the turbo would be a hard thing to do if they've been properly secured. 3 years of running a boosted setup i never experience any loose lines or anything like that.

I wouldn't worry about it too much.

p.s. oil pressure meters are a handy thing for boosted cars.

[i-VTEC_DOHC]

Originally Posted by rileyrat

Mugen, Spoon and Hytech all make one that I have seen. The Mugen and Spoon are not direct bolt-ins IIRC, the Hytech is the K20Z3 oil pan modified. You also should change oil pumps, a modified OEM S2k pump does wonders. Now low oil shut-off, if you are boosted you should be running a oil pressure gauge, on of the big three most people suggest.

ahhh it was the hytech one i saw! i wasnt sure if it was hytech or hybrid racing. but hytech it was.

[bryse68]

the only shut off would be the engine seizing up......

[K5^]

Dry sump conversion.

[2008fijibluesi]

Originally Posted by rileyrat

Now low oil shut-off, if you are boosted you should be running a oil pressure gauge, on of the big three most people suggest.

Exactly what I was going to recommend.