2012 GT No Oil Pressure...

Hello all, not sure if this is the right section to post this question, please move if it's not.

I left my driveway the other day and noticed the oil light was on and the gauge was down, it went back up and the light went off. Then back down, back and forth a few times then the light stayed on and the gauge down.

My first diagnosis was to ground out the plug to the pressure switch (gauge and light still work).

Next I went and got a pressure switch, started the car and gauge still down and light on. Out of hope I went back and told them the switch was faulty and got a new one, still the same outcome.

Next I borrowed a friend's mechanical gauge and put it in the port where the pressure switch goes, started the car and no pressure....

So all fingered pointed to the pump, tore it all down and pulled the pump out, spins perfectly and no visual damage or binding.

Is there something I'm missing here?

Please help!! thanks!!

No noises & level good?

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SVOGT said:

No noises & level good?

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Yes, the second I saw the oil light I coasted back down my driveway. No noises and level is perfect.

I would think with no oil pressure you would know right away with all the noise it would make

I hope you put billet gears in while you were in there

The pickup could be blocked by something, but if it isn't making noise I'm thinking it is getting oil

vortecd said:

I would think with no oil pressure you would know right away with all the noise it would make

I hope you put billet gears in while you were in there

The pickup could be blocked by something, but if it isn't making noise I'm thinking it is getting oil

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No gauge pressure when I checked it with a mechanical gauge from the pressure switch port.

Kyle518 said:

No gauge pressure when I checked it with a mechanical gauge from the pressure switch port.

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Sound like clogged pickup or filter or the pressure port itself is clogged.

Jdm351 said:

Sound like clogged pickup or filter or the pressure port itself is clogged.

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Yeah I definitely should of pulled the filter before checking the pump, but hell I can do the billet gears now. And yes also plan to check the pressure port/passageway.

Thought it was back together. Since it is apart pull the oil filter housing off. If that checks out then pickup tube like said

vortecd said:

Thought it was back together. Since it is apart pull the oil filter housing off. If that checks out then pickup tube like said

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Nope, still apart. Planned to drain the oil and use my borescope to check the other end of the pick up, pull the filter inspect that, and yes pull the filter housing as well. Really hope I find something.

Thanks for the inputs, I'll post up what I find.