Low Oil Pressure At Idle

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by Gilles

I am sorry for hijacking this tread, but does the piston and spring update applies to the 3.4 987 as well..? Thanks!

You would have to check that with a good part department; at some point, the retrofit parts became the parts in the car from the factory, but that would require checking the VIN number to be sure.

[Gilles]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

You would have to check that with a good part department; at some point, the retrofit parts became the parts in the car from the factory, but that would require checking the VIN number to be sure.

Thank you JFP!

I will ask Luke at Sunset

[gabedrummin]

JFP Can the oil pump be removed with the motor in the car ? I did do the oil pump bypass with updated spring and plunger .Thanks for your help sir..!

[elgyqc]

When I installed my oil pressure gauge I did some research on what the oil pressure should be, the discussion is posted in this thread.
What is oil pressure supposed to be?
Supposedly the pressure light comes on at 7 psi so you should be OK at 10 psi.

[jaykay]

I just completed this modification and tested it. I would highly recommend after testing oil pressure light "out times" and looking at the old piston definately looks like it had been catching/rubbing on the top/leading edge of the piston. A truely awful design.

My research indicated that 50 Nm was the correct torque value.

With the car level alot of oil will drain out so don't walk away and do something else like I did.....So in having to reset the oil level I discovered that one bar above minimum on the dash gauge gives a midlevel reading on the dip stick. This was completely cold and drained as one can be. It looks like the shops I have used in the past have been overfilling the oil.

Edit: It looks like I have used that one bar with some garden driving. Will have to reset again..may try two bars above min. What does this lower level philosophy do yo this ims bearing if anything