aach

Hello, lately, whenever I make tight turns, and even sometimes just normal driving slow turns in parking lots, my engine checklight comes on, in conjunction with the oil pressure light.
I have no idea why the oil pressure goes to almost 0 during turns, then slowly rises back to 2-3, but its annoying, and making me worried.

Sometimes in the morning, when I first start the car, I get good pressure readings from the oil meter, saying 4+, but after driving a few, it drops, then when I do turns, normally even, the pressure drops.

Any insight would be helpful!

David Floyd

I am guessing you have already checked the oil level ?

IceShark

Yeah, what David said ..... sounds like whatever oil is in there is sloshing away from the pickup tube in turns.

Having oil pressure of 4 or 5 bar at startup is normal as the oil is cold. As the oil warms up having it drop down to about 3 bar is normal. I'd get a little concerned if it is dropping all the way down to 2 bar. What weight of oil are you using?

Mike1982

I would just change your oil all the way that way it is fresh plus full. My old car would drop oil pressure all the way when I would REALLY push a hard turn if I had lower oil, even 1 qt. So that would be the first thing to check and just replace. The weight will also make your oil pressure change as well, if you are using 10-30w try to change to 15-50w Mobil 1, that mine go from 3-3.5 to 4 on a hot day with the engine hot at idle.

Mouthpiece

I had an '82 Fiat Spider at one time on which the oil pickup tube would get cracked very easily while driving on bumpy streets (ie., every street in New Orleans). Once cracked, the oil pressure would fluctuate from normal to zero depending on acceleration and turning. After blowing one engine, I learned to take all drops to zero oil pressure seriously. I would have the oil pump and pickup tube looked at. It's cheaper than a new engine.

Terry