SQ Engineering Oil pump pressure kit install?

[overspool]

So I just ordered the SQ Engineering pressure kit from Battle Garage, and I was wondering if anybody has installed one of these before? I'm hoping I don't have to remove my oil pump to do it (I literally just put this car back together and discovered I needed more oil pressure). Thanks!

[overspool]

Nevermind, I found my FSM. Looks like in the very least I have to pull my oil pan. Not excited about that, but oh well.

[yoshimitsuspeed]

I don't know anything about your build but it sounds like you are going about this the wrong way. The stock oil pressure is plenty for most builds. It's also not hit at lower RPM. If your oil pressure is too low at idle or low RPM then increasing the bypass pressure won't change anything because there isn't enough oil being pumped to open the bypass. If oil pressure is too low at low RPM then it's most likely your pump is worn or your motor is too loose.

[allencr]

X2

The relief valve only limits the highest pressure created and does absolutely nothing at any pressure under that, unless it is jammed/not closing completely.

[overspool]

I know. It makes it so the relief valve opens up at a higher pressure, resulting in a higher max pressure (nothing for low end). My oil pump maxes out at 50psi, which could be due to loose tolerances, but it's pretty standard at idle, which leads me to believe that it is a worn out relief spring. It isn't slow to build pressure either, it builds right up to that pretty fast.

[MisterJerk]

are you looking at the stock gauge? that thing is only good for "ballpark" guesses. get a real oil pressure gauge first. for one the gauge cluster is 25+ years old. 2nd, so is the sender and wiring.

[Sam_Q]

I would of been happy to answer this query, should you or anyone else have any product inquiries then feel free to send it to me directly. I don't want to leave my customers in the dark on how to do anything.

As for what you want to know. This is a copy of the HKS kit and has the same instructions. I have a policy against copying anything but in this case it was no longer made so there was no hard in it.

Here is how the oil pressure up kit is installed I better make a pictorial guide but for now this will have to do:

- On the bottom of the oil pump housing is a round hole with a circlip
- Put some circlip pliers on the clip, use a screwdriver or similar to push the round disk up (Spring seat) and then undo the clip. Without releasing the pressure the parts might fly out.
- remove the spring seat but leave the piston and existing spring in place
- out of the kit put the new spring inside the existing, one goes inside the other
- put the spring seat back down as it was and the supplier washer under it
- pushing everything back down put the circlip back in place.

Give the washer a good push a few times as well as the circlip to make sure it's sitting correctly in the slot.

[overspool]

MisterJerk- I have an STRI oil pressure gauge, definitely not stock.

Sam_Q- awesome. Thanks dood! I ordered the kit through battle garage.I'm excited to install it.

[MisterJerk]

MisterJerk- I have an STRI oil pressure gauge, definitely not stock.

My bad, I meant to post it in the low oil pressure thread.

[oldeskewltoy]

Sam... does your kit come with the restrictor to the head??

[Sam_Q]

No I intentionally did not make that part of the kit for two reasons- it would likely cause issues trying to active the VVT pulley on 20V engines that still have them being used and second isn't that only bigports thing before the oil drains where introduced in the heads?

[oldeskewltoy]

No I intentionally did not make that part of the kit for two reasons- it would likely cause issues trying to active the VVT pulley on 20V engines that still have them being used and second isn't that only bigports thing before the oil drains where introduced in the heads?

It actually has 2 uses... to restrict flow to the head... AND conversely... it keeps more pressure in the block. Not a huge deal... its nice to see continued development