rb26 oil pressure drop at idle when hot

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i have a 98 240sx with a rb26 just got it up and running good i has a n1 oil pump in it if i drive normal the car is fine but when i drive it hard and gets hot the oil pressure drops down two almost 0 at idle im running 15w40 oil just wonted to no if anyone noes whats going one with it

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Do you have an oil restrictor for that turbo? What is your bearing clearance? Also does the n1 oil pump come with a new pressure relief valve?

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moso
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I too would be looking into the pressure relief valve.

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what oil pan/pickup are you using?

I had a very similar issue with my sr20 when the oil strainer broke off the pickup tube. It was fine for normal driving, but if i did a few pulls, especially if i was cornering, it would lose pressure when it dropped back down to idle.


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