oil pressure guage was at almost zero!

sarah · 10-26-2010, 09:45 AM

In case anyone is interested I did solve this problem, or at least I think I did. I drained the oil and ran a cleaner that the guy at autozone and I decided was safe for the rotary engine (I hope it is), then replaced with a fully synthetic oil (which I have heard different opinions about using). I also jacked the car up and cleaned the buttom of any oil gunk, and then I drove the hell out of it.

Oil pressure back up, though it took about 30 minutes of driving.

hecmanortiz · 10-26-2010, 10:19 AM

What was the product? My car was sitting for a few years and am having low oil pressure readings also. I'm thinking of dropping the oil pan, cleaning out the pickup tube, checking the regulator and running something through it also.
This is the only thing keeping me from my first drive on this car.

10-26-2010, 09:45 AM	#1
sarah The Newbie Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Austin Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	In case anyone is interested I did solve this problem, or at least I think I did. I drained the oil and ran a cleaner that the guy at autozone and I decided was safe for the rotary engine (I hope it is), then replaced with a fully synthetic oil (which I have heard different opinions about using). I also jacked the car up and cleaned the buttom of any oil gunk, and then I drove the hell out of it. Oil pressure back up, though it took about 30 minutes of driving. Last edited by sarah; 10-26-2010 at 09:48 AM.

10-26-2010, 10:19 AM	#2
hecmanortiz Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hamilton, Ohio Posts: 40 Rep Power: 0	What was the product? My car was sitting for a few years and am having low oil pressure readings also. I'm thinking of dropping the oil pan, cleaning out the pickup tube, checking the regulator and running something through it also. This is the only thing keeping me from my first drive on this car.