J30 Check Ball Behind Oil Filter???

[StevieRaySTL]

So I'm changing the oil this morning (notice it's a little low) and hear something drop into the oil pan. Come to find out the check ball behind the oil filter popped out, so I tapped it back in. It apparently regulates pressure to the sending unit. Now after doing some research (yes I searched) I find out that most vehicles don't have a part like this, and my mechanic is having trouble even finding a part # for it. I think I will need a new part so I thought I'd post here before calling Infiniti. Thanx kindly for reading.

[Q451990]

Doesn't sound right... but I don't have any J30 experience. Are you sure it's not something out of your old oil filter? Are you using OEM filters?

Heath

[StevieRaySTL]

No it's not from the oil filter, the whole check ball piece is odd and as far as I can tell, unique to the vg30, I posted a thread with the same question on the vg30 forum. Maybe I'll also try over on the 300zx one. Thanx for looking.

[Q451990]

I glanced around on this site and didn't see anything, but it is a great resource for J30 owners. You might check it out if you haven't already...

http://www.fuzzycats.com/j30

Heath