OIL PUMP FOR 1600 X-FLOW?

[southwind25]

Oh heck!,,,i'll run to summit racing tonight after work! it's 15 minutes out of the way for me. Didnt even think of there!

 

as far as another engine.. let me try the oil first, our se7en budget is tight at the moment and anything major we do will be a winter project.

 

Mike, i appreciate the offer, warning though i might actually take you up on that.

 

if we stay with the present engine, i would be doing the dissasembly-reassembly anyways, and have the crank and block work done locally. so time isnt a big factor. ((probably a better cam as well))

 

If we go with something diffrent..thats a can of worms yet. first things first..we will see if the red-line helps.

 

 

[southwind25]

ok...a trip to summit proved fruitful...we found an affordable brand called royal purple?...anyways..it really is purple!...and straight 50 weight.

we have a weekend run down to Atwood lake for a weekend of sailing and fun with the lotus..will update if it helped or not...

[southwind25]

Ok, after a weekend of running the car on synthetic straight 50 wt..

it increased the oil pressure by about 2 psi..so we have a grand total of about 12-15 psi.

 

:banghead: :banghead:

 

cant afford any of the real answers at the moment..so we will run her as is..hope for the best. and do what we have to when the weather turns cold again..or...

 

when the engine turns cold...so to speak. :ack:

[MHKflyer52]

Robert,

 

Have you checked the oil presure gauge for the correct presure reading. Might just be out of cal.

[southwind25]

hmmm...oil gauge..i might have an old one sitting on a shelf i can hook up temporarily..cant hurt to try.