I recently changed my oil pan, and after about 25 minutes of driving (easy driving, didn't even rev past 3k) my oil light comes on when at idle.

-oil is good, right below the second hole on the dip stock
-pan is not dented
-pickup is clean and not dented
-oil pressure gauge (mechanical) shows no/little pressure at idle

could it be a coincedence that my pump went bad 25 minutes after i changed my pan?

Can anyone suggest what i can check or what the problem could be!! i'm getting desperate!!

 

It's not a coincidence: change your pump before your engine fails and you have to buy a new one.

 

i was sorta thinking that's what it could be, but it's just sorta wierd how it happened right after i changed the oil pan. i haven't started my car after that except for 5 seconds to test the pressure with the gauge.

 

Drain your oil and check for grey swirls in it, if there is, that's metal, you spun a bearing.

 

there weren't any grey swirls, just looked like regular oil. any other possibilities? i just wonna make sure it's the pump before i spend the money on a new one. thanks!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by stockgreencivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">there weren't any grey swirls, just looked like regular oil. any other possibilities? i just wonna make sure it's the pump before i spend the money on a new one. thanks!</TD></TR></TABLE>
Did you have the oil pick-up off of it when the oil pan was off?

 

Check your sump screen, make sure it's clean, i'd assume you've been changing your oil filter after every oil change or atleast every other.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chiovnidca &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Did you have the oil pick-up off of it when the oil pan was off?</TD></TR></TABLE>

i only took the oil pick-up off when i started having problems because i thought it may be plugged or something - which it wasn't.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by x O 16581 72452 5 x &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Check your sump screen, make sure it's clean, i'd assume you've been changing your oil filter after every oil change or atleast every other.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i checked the pick-up screen. it's clean - nothing is on it. oil filter was changed about 200 miles ago.


Is this problem pointing to a faulty oil pump??? or something else that I can check??

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by stockgreencivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i only took the oil pick-up off when i started having problems because i thought it may be plugged or something - which it wasn't.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Did you replace the gasket on it? Was the oil pressure a preexisting problem?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chiovnidca &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Did you replace the gasket on it? Was the oil pressure a preexisting problem?</TD></TR></TABLE>

i never replaced the gasket, but the inside of the gasket was clean and oil free (seemed like it sealed ok). i never took off the oil pick up before i had this problem, so the gasket should be ok. This is a new problem, never had an problems like this before.

 

Sounds like you're going to have to buy an oil pump, and they're not cheap.

 

Is there anything else I can check before i spend the money on a new oil pump?