this is the 2nd oil pump that went bad on me on a stock gsr. the car was normally driven. the 1st pump wore out and showed low oil pressure. i changed it out and everything seemed fine except it started throwing the vtec oil pressure code. took it to the dealer after running out of ideas and they said it was showing low oil pressure again. there was never and gold flakes in the oil or in the pan. never had any knocking either.

could there be something wrong with the engine making the oil pumps go bad? or do i just have **** luck with my oil pumps?

 

bump for the oil pump problem ha!

 

Anything done to the motor? Any previous internal work or aftermarket crank pulley? Do you have the old oil pump? If so I would take it appart and see how it wore, you may have improper thrust clearance in the crank, alowing it too much movement which can destroy a pump.

 

as far as i know the motor has always been stock. stock crank pulley also. how can i check for thrust clearance in the crank?

 

ttt

 

no more info?

 

help

 

if you got a CEL for vtec oil pressure..the sensor could of took a dump on you....try changing the sensor first to see if the code comes back

 

i tried that already. changed the pressure switch first. then i changed the whole thing. still didnt work.

 

you need to verify actual oil pressure to see if you actually have a pressure issue. the helms manual shows how to check runout and how to check the crank journal that slides inside the pump.