what exactly is the difference between oil pressure and oil level?

 

oil pressure is how much pressure the pump is pumping the oil through ur motor at. and oil level is how much oil u phsycially have in ur oil pan.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Eddiebx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">oil pressure is how much pressure the pump is pumping the oil through ur motor at. and oil level is how much oil u phsycially have in ur oil pan.</TD></TR></TABLE>

so if I were short around 1/2 - 1 quarts of oil, and my oil pressure was at normal psi, would it be okay to drive w/ that amount of oil?

 

bump for the night and waiting for the experts

 

yes its fine to drive on. just fill it up as soon as you can. say next day or two. my brother ran around on 4 quarts of oil in his eclipse for 3-4 months. so if that motor can survive then a prelude motor will do fine. he didnt fill up the oil either and it turned a lovely jet black and had about 2.5-3.5 qts left.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tarheelsoldier &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yes its fine to drive on. just fill it up as soon as you can. say next day or two. my brother ran around on 4 quarts of oil in his eclipse for 3-4 months. so if that motor can survive then a prelude motor will do fine. he didnt fill up the oil either and it turned a lovely jet black and had about 2.5-3.5 qts left.</TD></TR></TABLE>

but when I fill it up to the second dot, about 1/2 a quart always leaks out and stays at that level w/out leaking anymore out.

 

whree does it leak out from?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Eddiebx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">whree does it leak out from?</TD></TR></TABLE>

from the top of the oil pan, and there's a stain around the oil cap (even though its on as tightly as it can be), and in the top right corner (to the right beside VTEC) where that plug is.

 

you need to get an oil pan gasket.

 

yeah sounds like u got some busted gaskets, and or orings and seals, go and replace everything u find leakign and you should be good

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Eddiebx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah sounds like u got some busted gaskets, and or orings and seals, go and replace everything u find leakign and you should be good</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah that's what I thought, but the weird thing is that when I'm about a 1/2 a quart low, it doesnt leak at all.