Need Help, No Oil Pressure

[Bdm4ever]

What is the oil pressure reading when cold? Did you lose all oil pressure or just zero on the gauge? It normal for some bikes to report zero after warming up. Stupid one but you have checked the oil, it's full and your not leaking. As Eric said, you have pressure then.

 

[Marky-Marc]

Did your idle screw come loose and your idle is under 1000 rpms? Did your tack rpm gauge flash?

 

[Bdm4ever]

when my bike is warmed up, my gauge says 0 at idle since day 1.....what do you mean you noticed a difference?

That seems normal MM. I'm between 0 - 5 warm.

 

[Dragonslave]

Did your idle screw come loose and your idle is under 1000 rpms? Did your tack rpm gauge flash?

Idle is set at 1000 rpms

 

[Dragonslave]

What is the oil pressure reading when cold? Did you lose all oil pressure or just zero on the gauge? It normal for some bikes to report zero after warming up. Stupid one but you have checked the oil, it's full and your not leaking. As Eric said, you have pressure then.

oil tank is full and my bike has always shown higher oil pressure at startup when the engine is cold.

 

[Marky-Marc]

My oil light on the console has never come on and I always show oil pressure on the gauge so this is new. Plus when the pressure dropped, it started running like shit.

Running like shit at idle ONLY or while cruising?

 

[Marky-Marc]

oil tank is full and my bike has always shown higher oil pressure at startup when the engine is cold.

All of them do, cold oil is thicker....

 

[Dragonslave]

Can anyone answer my original question?

I removed the oil feed line going from the oil tank to the oil pump and took my air gun to it a few times so there is no blockage there. While I had this line removed, I tried to turn the bike over while I had my finger over / near the pump intake and couldn't feel any suction / vacuum. Since my tank is below my oil pump (not gravity fed), should I feel a vacuum pull on the oil feed fitting when trying to turn over the bike?

 

[Dragonslave]

Running like shit at idle ONLY or while cruising?

Just at idle now. I don't want to ride it like this.

 

[Marky-Marc]

If it's ONLY at idle, something else may be causing the light and the gauge to come on. As everyone said, if you have OIL coming out of your filter when you spin the starter, you have oil pressure.

IF it's only at IDLE, could be fuel related...if your RPMS are low or it's running like SHIT at idle, engine sputtering etc...oil light will come on....engine not turning enough.....

YOUR finger and you turning the tire by hand in 6th gear will not generate enough pressure for you to FEEL it....

 

[Marky-Marc]

Idle is set at 1000 rpms

SET at idle, or actually running at 1000 RPMs when started?

If it's running like shit, idle is not at 1000......

 

[Marky-Marc]

you have oil coming out of your oil filter when you turn starter so your oil is circulating.

If it's running ROUGH at idle, under 1000 RPMs, you oil light may come on because idle is too low and oil pump not working as hard.

Put it back together, turn it on, rev it while it's idling ROUGH and I bet your oil light will go off and your gauge will read some pressure....listen for any noises...if there ARE no noises, oil is circulating, which would mean that the cause is somewhere else, possibly in your fuel system.....

Just trying to help @Dragonslave......

Let us know....

Crazy Marky

 

[Dragonslave]

SET at idle, or actually running at 1000 RPMs when started?

If it's running like shit, idle is not at 1000......

It is running at 1000 rpms at idle once warm. I will check this again once I get home from work today.

 

[Marky-Marc]

It is running at 1000 rpms at idle once warm. I will check this again once I get home from work today.

Damn work always getting in the way......hahahahha

 

[Dragonslave]

you have oil coming out of your oil filter when you turn starter so your oil is circulating.

If it's running ROUGH at idle, under 1000 RPMs, you oil light may come on because idle is too low and oil pump not working as hard.

Put it back together, turn it on, rev it while it's idling ROUGH and I bet your oil light will go off and your gauge will read some pressure....listen for any noises...if there ARE no noises, oil is circulating, which would mean that the cause is somewhere else, possibly in your fuel system.....

Just trying to help @Dragonslave......

Let us know....

Crazy Marky

OK. Lots of things to do today once I get home. F***ing love this forum! I will check and let everyone know the outcome.

 

[Dragonslave]

Damn work always getting in the way......hahahahha

I know it sucks!

 

[Bdm4ever]

3rd party oil pressure indicators are not as accurate as your oil light indicator. Disregard the oil light message I was just using it to troubleshoot low oil pressure warning. Of everything I could find they say you have a leak (or need to bleed the air out of the system) and it may be at the sending unit. Here is the troubleshoot dialog hope this helps..

 

[Marky-Marc]

3rd party oil pressure indicators are not as accurate as your oil light indicator. Disregard the oil light message I was just using it to troubleshoot low oil pressure warning. Of everything I could find they say you have a leak (or need to bleed the air out of the system) and it may be at the sending unit. Here is the troubleshoot dialog hope this helps..

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Great diagram! Forgot we had those....hahahaha....more coffee needed here....

As I said earlier, his cam bushing may be worn out or his breather gear clogged as well.....but I honestly would put bike back together, fire it up, rev it and listen for noises etc....could be something completely unrelated as well.....

 

[Bdm4ever]

Me 2. On my way for a coffee refill..

 

[Dragonslave]

3rd party oil pressure indicators are not as accurate as your oil light indicator. Disregard the oil light message I was just using it to troubleshoot low oil pressure warning. Of everything I could find they say you have a leak (or need to bleed the air out of the system) and it may be at the sending unit. Here is the troubleshoot dialog hope this helps..

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I will try bleeding the air out of the system again. Maybe I have just a bad case of cavitation.