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Just wondering about this since im new to the S14, i picked it up recently.
THis car has been beat to Sh**, 170k miles, stock engine, had a rev hard turbo kit on for the last 100 THOUSAND MILES. No joke. This thing hasnt even been tuned. ALthough it has a jim wolf ECU. Its mainly highway miles, but thsi car went to many drift events and got driven hard (clutch kick drift owner) on the road.
So wehn i start it up, i stare at the oil pressue light for alot longer than i think i should. My s13 KA24DE oil light would go out 1-2 seconds after start up, the S14s will stay on for ... 4-5 sec maybe.
In my experience this means WORN OUT ROD BEARINGS, but ther's no rod knock or anything (yet). It woudlnt surprise me at all due to the age/use this engines had, but the old owner who bought the car new in 98 says its always done that. He's a friend of mine, and he knows i expect the motor to need replacement soon, so he has no reason to lie about it.
Anyone else notice this with thier S14s?
Also, tried out MOTUL 300v racing oil 15w-50 and it helped. Its at its worst on first start of the day, or if its been sitting a few days. Later starts in teh day, the light goes off in a slightly long, but more normal amount of time. 2-3 sec maybe.
If i blip the throttle just after startup it goes off immediately, but i dont like idea of doing that if there's low oil pressure!
-steve
THis car has been beat to Sh**, 170k miles, stock engine, had a rev hard turbo kit on for the last 100 THOUSAND MILES. No joke. This thing hasnt even been tuned. ALthough it has a jim wolf ECU. Its mainly highway miles, but thsi car went to many drift events and got driven hard (clutch kick drift owner) on the road.
So wehn i start it up, i stare at the oil pressue light for alot longer than i think i should. My s13 KA24DE oil light would go out 1-2 seconds after start up, the S14s will stay on for ... 4-5 sec maybe.
In my experience this means WORN OUT ROD BEARINGS, but ther's no rod knock or anything (yet). It woudlnt surprise me at all due to the age/use this engines had, but the old owner who bought the car new in 98 says its always done that. He's a friend of mine, and he knows i expect the motor to need replacement soon, so he has no reason to lie about it.
Anyone else notice this with thier S14s?
Also, tried out MOTUL 300v racing oil 15w-50 and it helped. Its at its worst on first start of the day, or if its been sitting a few days. Later starts in teh day, the light goes off in a slightly long, but more normal amount of time. 2-3 sec maybe.
If i blip the throttle just after startup it goes off immediately, but i dont like idea of doing that if there's low oil pressure!
-steve
I did an HPDE at Roebling Road a couple of years ago and saw a kid that drove one with 235k from Charlotte, NC to Savannah. He beat on it all day long on the track and drove it home in the evening!
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