Keeping your car's oil pressure within the correct range is an important part of vehicle maintenance - but what exactly is ...

Contamination: Debris and other contaminants can clog the oil pump, reducing its efficiency and leading to a loss of oil pressure. Mechanical failure: Parts within the oil pump can break or wear out, ...

Called the Adrenaline, this aftermarket, high-volume, high-pressure oil pump has proven capable of keeping up with Stage 1, Stage 2, and even hybrid fuel injectors in '941/2 to '03 7.3L Power Strokes.

They contain an oil pump located at the end of the compressor’s crankshaft (Figure 1). The oil pump is actually keyed into the compressor’s crankshaft, which supplies power to turn the oil pump ...

Further oil pump fixes involve fitting the S2000's pump to the K, which features a different internal design with a larger gear and bigger ports. This isn't such an easy mod though, and you can't ...

When tested against the stock setup on a tuned 1,000-horsepower GM LT engine, the new Katech oil pump showed a 25 percent increase in oil pressure at 6,000 rpm, and a 45 percent increase in oil ...

The oil pump drive belt or drive belt tensioner may fail, resulting in a loss of engine oil pressure. Such a loss can result in an engine stall and a loss of power braking assist, increasing the ...

The equation is as follows: Oil pump discharge pressure - Crankcase pressure = Net oil pressure Figure 2. Oil pumps force oil through drilled holes in the crankshaft and deliver it to bearings and ...