Grahameeyore Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Hi all. I'm sure this is an easy one. I have a crossflow seven, when I go fast round hairpin bends the oil pressure gauge reads 0 for a couple of seconds even with my foot down. Then it climbs quickly back to healthy. Should I be worried? Thanks, Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Have you checked the engine oil level ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldAndrewE Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 To answer your question I would have thought "yes". Zero oil pressure and full throttle not good for bearing life! Do you know how your sump is baffled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMorris Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Graham. Yes, you should be worried. Assuming standard wet sujmp set-up then you do need additional baffling in teh sump to prevent too much oil "slosh" when cornering hard. For o/p to read zero on gauge it is highly likely that you are going to do damage to bearings. What is your normal o/p - cold @startup and warm/hot at both tickover and also at ~3000rpm.Knowing these may give me, or others (as I don't get on here as much as I used to) an idea if your pressures are normal or whether you may have already have done some damage.Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Blyth Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Graham, I have a crossflow and I've never seen the gauge drop to zero, even when sprinting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahameeyore Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 I have and you are right, it needed some. Now I need to work out why. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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