captain007

So I bought an s2000 last week with high hopes and ended up with another car that can't currently be driven. I'm having a problem with low oil pressure, and might have already damaged it by driving it that way. Does anyone know a shop in Utah that specializes in this sort of car that I could go to? The motor might need to be rebuilt or swapped and I'm not sure that I have to tools and/or experience necessary.

Utah S2K

Can you clarify how you know you drove it with low oil pressure? Also what year is the car.

Utah

captain007

Its a 2000, and I started to notice a flickering oil light at stoplights when the engine was warmed up (idling at about 1000 rpm). I worked on the vtec a little bit to get it to engage, and after wards the light started staying lit at normal idle speed. I took out the sensor and installed a cheap oil pressure gauge. Assuming its accurate, the car runs at 10 psi when I first start it cold and drops to less than 10 as it gets warmer and idles down.

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captain007

Sorry it runs at 20 psi when first started cold, not 10.

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captain007

New find: im in the process if taking off the valve cover to check for sludge and was pulling out the coils. The coil for cylinder #1 (closest to cab) was covered in oil, and the seal on top is completely swollen. Posting this right after pulling that coil so no finds past that.

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captain007

Continued to pull the head off and found that I was missi one of the five head cover bolts. The one right next to cylinder #1 had been sheared off inside and wasnt sealed down. This was the cause of the supposed "valve cover leak" that my mechanic told me about.

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Utah S2K

On a warmed up AP1 engine, what you have, ( 176 degrees F~3 bar water temp gauge) you should be at 36 PSI at idle. At 3,000 RPM it should be 85 PSI.

Utah

captain007

Dang mine is way low. I wonder if part of it is just that the gauge is inacurate. Are there any shops in Utah that work on these?

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Utah S2K

I do all my own work and don't know a good shop for this depth of service. Anyone know someone local?

Utah

Where are you located?

captain007

Highland, down by American Fork. I do a lot of my own work, but this seems like it might be over my head and I dont wanna mess up this incredibly expensive motor haha.

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