# SR20DET oil pressure upon first start up. **URL:** \ **Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\ **Created:** [August 12, 2007, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20det-oil-pressure-upon-first-start-up/147618 "2007-08-12T19:44:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![STOKSUX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@STOKSUX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STOKSUX)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20det-oil-pressure-upon-first-start-up/147618/1 "2007-08-12T19:44:24Z")
I just installed the motor into the car, and upon first start up it is not getting any oil pressure. I checked the oil pan for dents and there is nothin. Is this a commen problem? do i need a new oil pump? Help i need this car goin! ---
**Author:** ![JoshB1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@JoshB1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JoshB1)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20det-oil-pressure-upon-first-start-up/147618/2 "2007-08-12T20:40:49Z")
crank it over with the cas unpluged for a bit. ---
**Author:** ![STOKSUX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@STOKSUX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STOKSUX)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 8:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20det-oil-pressure-upon-first-start-up/147618/3 "2007-08-12T20:50:43Z")
we did that. ---
**Author:** ![silvertable58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@silvertable58](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silvertable58)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20det-oil-pressure-upon-first-start-up/147618/4 "2007-08-12T21:05:10Z")
yea u probably need a new pump…and do u have a oil pump gauge hooked up? ---
**Author:** ![STOKSUX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@STOKSUX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STOKSUX)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20det-oil-pressure-upon-first-start-up/147618/5 "2007-08-12T21:08:34Z")
no oil pressure gauge hooked up yet, but we are doin that tomorrow. but there is no oil getting to the top of the motor. so no pressure. ---
**Author:** ![JoshB1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@JoshB1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JoshB1)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20det-oil-pressure-upon-first-start-up/147618/6 "2007-08-12T21:14:27Z")
try pouring oil into the lower turbo oil line hole in the block to prime it. ---
**Author:** ![the.k.w.c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e56c9b/32.png) [@the.k.w.c](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/the.k.w.c)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20det-oil-pressure-upon-first-start-up/147618/7 "2007-08-13T21:00:18Z")
you gotta prim it like a mother fucker i had the same problem i primed it 4 times then removed the valve cover to make sure i was getting oil to the top ---
**Author:** ![STOKSUX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@STOKSUX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STOKSUX)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20det-oil-pressure-upon-first-start-up/147618/8 "2007-08-13T21:11:57Z")
Yeah we primed it today, and if we were giving manual pressure to it, it ran fine oil light would go off and stuff, but as soon as we disconected the manual pressure it lost pressure and the pump did nothing. ---
**Author:** ![fcukven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fcukven1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fcukven1)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 11:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20det-oil-pressure-upon-first-start-up/147618/9 "2007-08-13T23:35:32Z")
remove the oil pan … the remove the oil pick up thing … clean it out … then grab the pan and small piece of wood and bend the oil pan outwards enough so you have a little hump right about where the pick up is … then put everything back together and try it again if this time it doesnt work then for sure is the oil pump ---
**Author:** ![Jason\_Lange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/65b543/32.png) [@Jason\_Lange](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jason_Lange)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20det-oil-pressure-upon-first-start-up/147618/10 "2007-08-14T18:39:26Z")
> [@fcukven1](#): > > remove the oil pan … the remove the oil pick up thing … clean it out … then grab the pan and small piece of wood and bend the oil pan outwards enough so you have a little hump right about where the pick up is … then put everything back together and try it again if this time it doesnt work then for sure is the oil pump Yes has worked many many times for both myself and Rob.