FearZ33 Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 (edited) Hi all, I'm considering buying a HR, however it's been driven with low oil pressure (in the low single digits at idle, based on the dash guage). Good service history and condition otherwise. How much risk does this issue pose for the engine? I'd plan on taking it to a specialist asap to have the gallery gaskets done if I bought it, however I don't really want to inherit an engine swap/ rebuild. I've been looking online, but there seems to be conflicting information on whether the car being used in this condition will kill the engine. Edited May 7, 2023 by FearZ33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 It’s all depends, but realistically you should never drive something at all with low oil pressure, let alone something like this. The main questions I’d be asking is exactly how long ago did the low oil pressure start occurring - this must have been going on for atleast a fair while. Secondary what’s the service history like? if the service history is on point and it hasn’t been driven far or hard you might be alright- if it’s been ages and driven loads I’d personally avoid it. Your main issue is information - you’d both be best to meet in the middle on price if you are willing to buy it and just suck it up if worst comes to worse- but depending on mileage be prepared for worst case scenario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben350 Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 As far as I know, oil gallery gasket issues can’t cause any engine damage, but can cause worse performance while the pressures low due to lack of advanced cam timing. I had my gallery gaskets done at a garage called AB Autoworks in Halifax who work on a lot of these cars and when I asked if any damage had been caused the answer was no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FearZ33 Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 On 07/05/2023 at 19:16, Azurez33 said: It’s all depends, but realistically you should never drive something at all with low oil pressure, let alone something like this. The main questions I’d be asking is exactly how long ago did the low oil pressure start occurring - this must have been going on for atleast a fair while. Secondary what’s the service history like? if the service history is on point and it hasn’t been driven far or hard you might be alright- if it’s been ages and driven loads I’d personally avoid it. Your main issue is information - you’d both be best to meet in the middle on price if you are willing to buy it and just suck it up if worst comes to worse- but depending on mileage be prepared for worst case scenario Service history is good, but as to whether it's been driven far or hard like this I can't say. But yeah it's not going to be cheap if it does have issues, which is making me hesitant. On 07/05/2023 at 19:43, Ben350 said: As far as I know, oil gallery gasket issues can’t cause any engine damage, but can cause worse performance while the pressures low due to lack of advanced cam timing. I had my gallery gaskets done at a garage called AB Autoworks in Halifax who work on a lot of these cars and when I asked if any damage had been caused the answer was no. If I could guarantee no damage has been caused, I'd be happy to buy it. I have no issues putting up with low performance until it's fixed, but I've read posts where people talk about it being harmful to the engine. Granted I've not personally heard about anyone with a ruined engine from gallery gaskets either. I'll also have to look up AB Autoworks, Halifax isn't far from me. How much did they charge for the process? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payco Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Why take the risk. Find another option. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben350 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 15 hours ago, FearZ33 said: If I could guarantee no damage has been caused, I'd be happy to buy it. I have no issues putting up with low performance until it's fixed, but I've read posts where people talk about it being harmful to the engine. Granted I've not personally heard about anyone with a ruined engine from gallery gaskets either. I'll also have to look up AB Autoworks, Halifax isn't far from me. How much did they charge for the process? Think it was 800 - 1000 I forget exactly. Yeah I suppose it could be a risk. Some will say it won't cause damage others will say it can, but who really knows? Doubt anyone's stripping engines down to check. Just a bit of a gamble if you're willing to buy one. Maybe think about giving a garage like the one i mentioned a ring or another well known specialist like Horsham Developments and get their opinion on the matter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortPaul Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Like payco said why take the risk, there's plenty of 370's up for grabs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurez33 Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Personally, and I say this with a professional opinion also, if you have something like this and it’s saying you have low oil pressure then that means somewhere in the engine isn’t going to be getting its oil…. don’t leave it down to chance, like the others say just go for a different one if you’re not willing to take the risk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FearZ33 Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 You're probably right, more risk than it's worth, will just keep on the lookout for one with no issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintopete58 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 My 370 louds of money spent just to keep it on the road and sort everything out this was bought as a project I'm getting there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintopete58 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 I forgot £9500 cheap as chips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GranTurismoEra Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Id keep looking lots of superior examples. Nothing wrong with waiting until the right spec comes up. I waited 5 months ringing around for a used Nismo at the right price. Worth waiting for a cleaner example thats had the Gallery done. That would be even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintopete58 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Hahaha . Hi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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