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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 08:40 PM
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Is there a low oil level automatic shut off?
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 09:29 PM
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Default Re: Is there a low oil level shut off?

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

curious though, why do you ask?
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 09:38 PM
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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.
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 09:44 PM
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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.
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 09:50 PM
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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
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 10:31 PM
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Default Re: Is there a low oil level shut off?

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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
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 11:08 PM
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Default Re: Is there a low oil level shut off?

Baffled oilpans are available aftermarket.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 02:53 AM
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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.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 03:04 AM
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Default Re: Is there a low oil level shut off?

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.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 10:17 AM
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Default Re: Is there a low oil level shut off?

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.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 10:41 AM
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the only shut off would be the engine seizing up......
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 11:06 AM
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Dry sump conversion.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 11:28 AM
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Default Re: Is there a low oil level shut off?

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.
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