Another high Oil Press. Question. (SR20)

[MrFairlady]

Ok got my motor Back running and on 1st Crank its 60-75 psi.Cool!

well after a while it does drop to about 20psi at 1000rpms+/- idle.

Now cruising,....this thing is still pretty damn high...around 40-50+psi and of course heavy Throttle/Boost (12-15psi) it Gets to 70-80psi again.

is this too high?
gauge is a Brand New STRI oil press,in the stock Press units location with a couple of adaptors (1 straight -to-1 "L" to the Sender) to make it fit around the Oil Filter and intake mani Brace.
Freaking STRI Sender is Fucking HUGE!
Oil is 10w30 castrol
and a Greddy Relocate
Brand New ISIS/Circuit sports Oil line (from FRsport) on the turbo w/ the right restrictor.
any Ideas??

[blksylv]

thats wat mine is around at idle it varies from 20-25 sometimes. i have my sensor mounted on the relocator.

[MrFairlady]

well the Damn STRi Sender is SO big..Its hard to Find a good place to mount it.

Would that mean oil is too much or too less? I'm running 5qts (10w30 break-in oil) w/ Relocated filter & Greddy pan.

[rioredstang]

Do you have the inlet and outlets plumb correctly? If backwards you will push against drain back valve in oil filter.

[MrFairlady]

Do you have the inlet and outlets plumb correctly? If backwards you will push against drain back valve in oil filter.


Hmm...Well...With the Way this thing mounts,being that its made for the SR20..the Relocate mounts on the Pass sideTower only 1 way (bracket tells me this)..though your right,they could be.Block adaptor lines could be switched.

Someone have a Pic of how it should be and I'll check mine.

[GSXRJJordan]

This thread fails.

Good news is, your oil pressure is right on point. With regards to routing the filter, there is a correct and incorrect routing, but it's not the end of the world. If you look at the relocation there's an IN and OUT marked on there.

Either way, proceed to driving your car.

[MrFairlady]

Well after looking - I do believe it was Switched.

Center, Filter AN Line should go where the Filter would Go if the Block adaptor was Not there and then The Side should be the Drain Back Correct.Thus going to the Drain back (side port) of the Relocater.
well Mine was the other way around.

So 60-80psi at cruise is Normal?cool
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v703/Mrfairlady/110809_210000.jpg

[jspaeth]

Yeah you are fine.

I am at 75 psi on warm up at idle, then it drops to 25 when the oil heats up.

Full boost, full load, high revs, I see 70-80 or so.

[MrFairlady]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v703/Mrfairlady/110809_210000.jpg
Thanks guys...well either way - the TOP Nipple ^ I had going to the Drain (Filter's "IN") and the Bottom (Drain back) was going to the CEnter of the Block adaptor

I just Got kinda worried because I'm pretty sure I didn't have it like this on my Last BLOCK,.. that fucking #2 Rod bearing took a Shit.can't Do this all over again...though I didn't have an Oil press gauge Then.DO NOW though.