ok so I have a d16z6 that I had just built. all clearances are good. I have a new honda oil pump its all been cleaned & hot tanked and I'm not getting any oil pressure the light wont go out, gauge reads zero & there is no oil getting to the head. I have even tryed a different oil pump that I had on another motor & still nothing. what could be wrong. Im out of ideas please help!!! thanks

 

clogged pickup?

 

nope i checked that & have even tryed a different oil pick up. & also just removed the oil filter to see if oil is getting pumped to there & there is oil getting to that point. the oil pump is almost new of course but its not a honda filter Im now going to try putting the filter back off & then remove the oil sender to see if oil is getting there anything else I should try or think it could be????

 

wrong head gasket

 

no thats right. I checked that

 

are you relying only on the light and guage to make sure its not getting oil? pull the valve cover and look. could be bad sensors?

 

well i had pulled the cover before when I first put it in & didnt get oil pressure but since then i've pulled the motor out & pulled it apart to check everything & I just had got it back together & put back in & still nothing but I haven't tryed pullin the cover again. i've just pulled the filter off

 

but I have also tryed changing the sending senser

 

What oil filter are you using? If its fram, you might want to change it out. Either way try changing the filter.

 

lol yep how did you guess & yes I will be changing it out tomorrow. I friend I just talked to said that this has sortof happend to him before using a fram, that he lost oil press. so ill try that tomorrow & cross my fingers. im going to laught if it is cuz that was alot of work & cuz due to a filter. fram FTL!!

 

could you elaborate on why fram filters are shitty? a friend told me this once but wouldnt explain.

 

Fram isnt shitty shitty persay. But they are more or less a hit or miss. When they work there great, when they go out they go out. It seems like this year they have been making more of the bads then the good. My friend has an oil pressure issue as well and im putting money on the filter, but havent had time for an oil change. It doesnt hurt to change filters and fix a small problem then change big problems and still have a small/big problem.

 

what is a good filter?

 

I pay $13 at Shucks (you can get it at any hardware (car auto) store) for K&N oil filters. They work great, never had any problems.. They are much better than FRAM.

Granted, it is about twice as expensive, but, to me it's worth the $$.

K&N>>>>>>Fram

 

Fram being a bad filter and the cause of all of your problems is another internet rumor. Although they aren't the greatest out there, there should be no reason ever for it to cause 0 oil pressure.

How did you check bearing clearances, what did you use to seal the pickup to the pump? What brand bearings, did you torque the bottom end or just good n tight it?

I know they sound like stupid *** questions but it's a start.

 

oem honda...