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Tomei oil pump vs OEM oil pump

True or False?   The oil pump on an RB series engine will explode if you look at it funny?

FALSE


Like any vehicle, any mechanical device, there are some flaws with the RB oil pumps. If a car was running for 25 to 27 years with the original engine, original oil pump, and it breaks in a week once a new owner has it, it might not be the car.  There are people out there that believe the pumps are made from glass, which they are not.  For the hundreds of thousands of RB powered cars in the world, there are relatively few failures, but they do fail.  Generally if they fail it is due to over revving, or shocking the oil pump.  The oil pump is driven directly from the front of the crankshaft. It has to suck and push oil, something pumps don’t like to do.  At 8k rpm stock, the rev limiter protects the engine on the way up, but not on the way down. Right hand drive car in a left hand drive world. Don’t misshift like these guys…

Our NISMO R32 is an early car, with an early oil pump and drive. It has several track days turning 8000+ RPM, and several drag strip days coming off the two step.  We went through more clutches than engines or oil pumps.

Often new engine builds have an oil pump failure. Most of the reason for this would be related to poor engine cleanup, or poor installation. We have seen the blocks align honed, then the oil pump not be squared up to the crankshaft. Since the oil pump is not centered on the crankshaft, it binds on the housing with every rotation. Eventually this causes a failure. We have seen several oil pump gears showing signs of blueing, which will come from poor install. If the engine builder doesn’t know what he is doing, of course he will blame the engine, rather than his lack of knowledge.  If you are installing a new oil pump, make sure you check the crank for binding once the oil pump is installed.

RB26dett oil flow diagram

If you are just driving the car around normally, you change the oil, then no reason to be concerned. If you are two stepping at every car meet, pulling 9k rpm, and 35 psi, then an oil pump upgrade is probably in order. Not every car needs a Tomei pump, not every car needs a spline drive, not every car needs a dry sump.  At the low end you are a few hundred dollars in parts, plus engine out labor to get at the pump. At the dry sump end you can be near $10k in with pumps, lines, fittings, pans, filters, belts, and brackets. What you need for your setup, is up to you.

Engine Lubrication and Cooling Fluid Capacities for  Nissan Skyline

Engine Oil Capacity (quarts)

Item	RB20E/RB25DE	RB25DET	RB26DETT
H Level	4.2	4.3	4.8
L Level	3.2	3.5	3.7
Oil and Filter Change	~ 4.4	~4.8	~4.9

Coolant Capactiy (liters)

	RB20/RB25DE/RB25DET	RB26DETT
Capacity	~9	~9.2

Engine Oil Pressure(kg/cm2, psi)

RPM	Idling	2000	6000
RB20E	~1.0, 14	~3.8,54	~4.8,68
RB25DE	~1.0, 14	~3.3,47	~5.3,75
RB25DET	~1.0, 14	~3.5,50	~5.6,85
RB26DETT	~1.5, 21	~3.0,43	~4.6,65

There are several reasons for oil pump failure not related to driving, laid out below.

Nismo #500, and the Vert

Why do the oil pumps fail?

• Installation error. If the pump is not square to the block and crankshaft, it will bind with every turn of the engine. We have seen several failures related to new builds, align honed, and the pump dowels not being modified to ensure the gear clearance is correct. 
• Cavitation at the inlet side of the pump.  High RPM, long draw. Pumps only like to do one thing, suck or push. You are asking it to do two, which it doesn’t want to do. 
• Bad design. The flats of the drive are at the small side of the gears
• Going oval. We have seen the gears go oval. Mostly related to install, and cavitation. 
• Backing plate screwings coming loose.  The backing plate screws can come loose causing a loss of oil pressure. Loctite or stake them in place when assembling engine. 

Oil pump drive

There is an early and a late oil pump drive.  The early drive only very minimally engages the flats on the oil pump gear to drive it.  You can see when Nissan went to the later style pump that the width and engagement about doubled. If you have an early crank, you should think about swapping the crank out for a later crank, or purchasing a crank collar.

Early oil pump drive

Early drive– Notice how much smaller it is than the late drive. Also notice the small shiny spot. That area is the only part that actually engages the pump.  

Notice the wear on the flat spot. Compare the width here to the early drive shown above.

Late RB oil pump drive – Notice the wear on the flat spot. Compare the width here to the early drive shown above.
















Oil Pump Gears Going Oval

Jun oil pump gears showing a slight ovalness to them

This is something that we noticed fairly recently with the oil pump gears on the RB26. The inner gear on the oil pump has two flats that are driven on the crank. We noticed that we had some oil pumps that were binding. Measuring at the flats and the opposite side to the flats, the gears appear to be going oval. We have seen it in a JUN oil pump, and a Tomei oil pump.  Both pumps, when the gears were replaced with Spline drive gears, no longer showed signs of binding in the housings.

Tomei oil pump gears showing a slight ovalness

Running a narrow oil pump drive, and OEM oil pump

RB Oiling : Oil Pumps : Oil Restrictors : Oil Pan Modifications
Oil Change and Oil Filter for a Nissan Skyline GT-R
RB26dett Oil Pump Gears Going Oval: Oil Pump Failures

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Tomei oil pump vs OEM oil pump

True or False?   The oil pump on an RB series engine will explode if you look at it funny?

FALSE


Like any vehicle, any mechanical device, there are some flaws with the RB oil pumps. If a car was running for 25 to 27 years with the original engine, original oil pump, and it breaks in a week once a new owner has it, it might not be the car.  There are people out there that believe the pumps are made from glass, which they are not.  For the hundreds of thousands of RB powered cars in the world, there are relatively few failures, but they do fail.  Generally if they fail it is due to over revving, or shocking the oil pump.  The oil pump is driven directly from the front of the crankshaft. It has to suck and push oil, something pumps don’t like to do.  At 8k rpm stock, the rev limiter protects the engine on the way up, but not on the way down. Right hand drive car in a left hand drive world. Don’t misshift like these guys…

Our NISMO R32 is an early car, with an early oil pump and drive. It has several track days turning 8000+ RPM, and several drag strip days coming off the two step.  We went through more clutches than engines or oil pumps.

Often new engine builds have an oil pump failure. Most of the reason for this would be related to poor engine cleanup, or poor installation. We have seen the blocks align honed, then the oil pump not be squared up to the crankshaft. Since the oil pump is not centered on the crankshaft, it binds on the housing with every rotation. Eventually this causes a failure. We have seen several oil pump gears showing signs of blueing, which will come from poor install. If the engine builder doesn’t know what he is doing, of course he will blame the engine, rather than his lack of knowledge.  If you are installing a new oil pump, make sure you check the crank for binding once the oil pump is installed.

RB26dett oil flow diagram

If you are just driving the car around normally, you change the oil, then no reason to be concerned. If you are two stepping at every car meet, pulling 9k rpm, and 35 psi, then an oil pump upgrade is probably in order. Not every car needs a Tomei pump, not every car needs a spline drive, not every car needs a dry sump.  At the low end you are a few hundred dollars in parts, plus engine out labor to get at the pump. At the dry sump end you can be near $10k in with pumps, lines, fittings, pans, filters, belts, and brackets. What you need for your setup, is up to you.

Engine Lubrication and Cooling Fluid Capacities for  Nissan Skyline

Engine Oil Capacity (quarts)

Item	RB20E/RB25DE	RB25DET	RB26DETT
H Level	4.2	4.3	4.8
L Level	3.2	3.5	3.7
Oil and Filter Change	~ 4.4	~4.8	~4.9

Coolant Capactiy (liters)

	RB20/RB25DE/RB25DET	RB26DETT
Capacity	~9	~9.2

Engine Oil Pressure(kg/cm2, psi)

RPM	Idling	2000	6000
RB20E	~1.0, 14	~3.8,54	~4.8,68
RB25DE	~1.0, 14	~3.3,47	~5.3,75
RB25DET	~1.0, 14	~3.5,50	~5.6,85
RB26DETT	~1.5, 21	~3.0,43	~4.6,65

There are several reasons for oil pump failure not related to driving, laid out below.

Nismo #500, and the Vert

Why do the oil pumps fail?

• Installation error. If the pump is not square to the block and crankshaft, it will bind with every turn of the engine. We have seen several failures related to new builds, align honed, and the pump dowels not being modified to ensure the gear clearance is correct. 
• Cavitation at the inlet side of the pump.  High RPM, long draw. Pumps only like to do one thing, suck or push. You are asking it to do two, which it doesn’t want to do. 
• Bad design. The flats of the drive are at the small side of the gears
• Going oval. We have seen the gears go oval. Mostly related to install, and cavitation. 
• Backing plate screwings coming loose.  The backing plate screws can come loose causing a loss of oil pressure. Loctite or stake them in place when assembling engine. 

Oil pump drive

There is an early and a late oil pump drive.  The early drive only very minimally engages the flats on the oil pump gear to drive it.  You can see when Nissan went to the later style pump that the width and engagement about doubled. If you have an early crank, you should think about swapping the crank out for a later crank, or purchasing a crank collar.

Early oil pump drive

Early drive– Notice how much smaller it is than the late drive. Also notice the small shiny spot. That area is the only part that actually engages the pump.  

Notice the wear on the flat spot. Compare the width here to the early drive shown above.

Late RB oil pump drive – Notice the wear on the flat spot. Compare the width here to the early drive shown above.
















Oil Pump Gears Going Oval

Jun oil pump gears showing a slight ovalness to them

This is something that we noticed fairly recently with the oil pump gears on the RB26. The inner gear on the oil pump has two flats that are driven on the crank. We noticed that we had some oil pumps that were binding. Measuring at the flats and the opposite side to the flats, the gears appear to be going oval. We have seen it in a JUN oil pump, and a Tomei oil pump.  Both pumps, when the gears were replaced with Spline drive gears, no longer showed signs of binding in the housings.

Tomei oil pump gears showing a slight ovalness

Running a narrow oil pump drive, and OEM oil pump

RB Oiling : Oil Pumps : Oil Restrictors : Oil Pan Modifications
Oil Change and Oil Filter for a Nissan Skyline GT-R
RB26dett Oil Pump Gears Going Oval: Oil Pump Failures

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OYEAUTO 93501 Iridium Spark Plugs LKAR7BIX11S 6 Pack Compatible with Nissan 370Z Maxima Murano Pathfinder Quest GT-R Altima 2001-2024 & Infiniti G37 QX60 Q60 2008-2024 & Acura MDX TLX 2017-2024 V6

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【OE Standard】Our spark plugs meet or exceed OE specifications for form, fit and function and are perfect for automotive replacement spark plugs.Quick and easy installation, excellent and reliable performance. Premium spark plug kits are a quick and e… read more

BDFHYK LKAR6AIX-11 Iridium Spark Plugs Compatible with Chevy for Nissan 2007-2013 Altima 2008-2013 Rogue 2007-2012 Sentra 2013-2021 NV200 1.6L 1.8L 2.0L 2.5L L4 Engine Replacement for XP5684, Set of 4

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Tomei oil pump vs OEM oil pump

True or False?   The oil pump on an RB series engine will explode if you look at it funny?

FALSE


Like any vehicle, any mechanical device, there are some flaws with the RB oil pumps. If a car was running for 25 to 27 years with the original engine, original oil pump, and it breaks in a week once a new owner has it, it might not be the car.  There are people out there that believe the pumps are made from glass, which they are not.  For the hundreds of thousands of RB powered cars in the world, there are relatively few failures, but they do fail.  Generally if they fail it is due to over revving, or shocking the oil pump.  The oil pump is driven directly from the front of the crankshaft. It has to suck and push oil, something pumps don’t like to do.  At 8k rpm stock, the rev limiter protects the engine on the way up, but not on the way down. Right hand drive car in a left hand drive world. Don’t misshift like these guys…

Our NISMO R32 is an early car, with an early oil pump and drive. It has several track days turning 8000+ RPM, and several drag strip days coming off the two step.  We went through more clutches than engines or oil pumps.

Often new engine builds have an oil pump failure. Most of the reason for this would be related to poor engine cleanup, or poor installation. We have seen the blocks align honed, then the oil pump not be squared up to the crankshaft. Since the oil pump is not centered on the crankshaft, it binds on the housing with every rotation. Eventually this causes a failure. We have seen several oil pump gears showing signs of blueing, which will come from poor install. If the engine builder doesn’t know what he is doing, of course he will blame the engine, rather than his lack of knowledge.  If you are installing a new oil pump, make sure you check the crank for binding once the oil pump is installed.

RB26dett oil flow diagram

If you are just driving the car around normally, you change the oil, then no reason to be concerned. If you are two stepping at every car meet, pulling 9k rpm, and 35 psi, then an oil pump upgrade is probably in order. Not every car needs a Tomei pump, not every car needs a spline drive, not every car needs a dry sump.  At the low end you are a few hundred dollars in parts, plus engine out labor to get at the pump. At the dry sump end you can be near $10k in with pumps, lines, fittings, pans, filters, belts, and brackets. What you need for your setup, is up to you.

Engine Lubrication and Cooling Fluid Capacities for  Nissan Skyline

Engine Oil Capacity (quarts)

Item	RB20E/RB25DE	RB25DET	RB26DETT
H Level	4.2	4.3	4.8
L Level	3.2	3.5	3.7
Oil and Filter Change	~ 4.4	~4.8	~4.9

Coolant Capactiy (liters)

	RB20/RB25DE/RB25DET	RB26DETT
Capacity	~9	~9.2

Engine Oil Pressure(kg/cm2, psi)

RPM	Idling	2000	6000
RB20E	~1.0, 14	~3.8,54	~4.8,68
RB25DE	~1.0, 14	~3.3,47	~5.3,75
RB25DET	~1.0, 14	~3.5,50	~5.6,85
RB26DETT	~1.5, 21	~3.0,43	~4.6,65

There are several reasons for oil pump failure not related to driving, laid out below.

Nismo #500, and the Vert

Why do the oil pumps fail?

• Installation error. If the pump is not square to the block and crankshaft, it will bind with every turn of the engine. We have seen several failures related to new builds, align honed, and the pump dowels not being modified to ensure the gear clearance is correct. 
• Cavitation at the inlet side of the pump.  High RPM, long draw. Pumps only like to do one thing, suck or push. You are asking it to do two, which it doesn’t want to do. 
• Bad design. The flats of the drive are at the small side of the gears
• Going oval. We have seen the gears go oval. Mostly related to install, and cavitation. 
• Backing plate screwings coming loose.  The backing plate screws can come loose causing a loss of oil pressure. Loctite or stake them in place when assembling engine. 

Oil pump drive

There is an early and a late oil pump drive.  The early drive only very minimally engages the flats on the oil pump gear to drive it.  You can see when Nissan went to the later style pump that the width and engagement about doubled. If you have an early crank, you should think about swapping the crank out for a later crank, or purchasing a crank collar.

Early oil pump drive

Early drive– Notice how much smaller it is than the late drive. Also notice the small shiny spot. That area is the only part that actually engages the pump.  

Notice the wear on the flat spot. Compare the width here to the early drive shown above.

Late RB oil pump drive – Notice the wear on the flat spot. Compare the width here to the early drive shown above.
















Oil Pump Gears Going Oval

Jun oil pump gears showing a slight ovalness to them

This is something that we noticed fairly recently with the oil pump gears on the RB26. The inner gear on the oil pump has two flats that are driven on the crank. We noticed that we had some oil pumps that were binding. Measuring at the flats and the opposite side to the flats, the gears appear to be going oval. We have seen it in a JUN oil pump, and a Tomei oil pump.  Both pumps, when the gears were replaced with Spline drive gears, no longer showed signs of binding in the housings.

Tomei oil pump gears showing a slight ovalness

Running a narrow oil pump drive, and OEM oil pump

RB Oiling : Oil Pumps : Oil Restrictors : Oil Pan Modifications
Oil Change and Oil Filter for a Nissan Skyline GT-R
RB26dett Oil Pump Gears Going Oval: Oil Pump Failures

Buy USA Legal R32 Skylines at Importavehicle.com!
Buy-R.com for Nissan Skyline GT-R and GT-R parts.

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NGK Iridium IX Spark Plug LFR5AIX-11 (8 Pack) for NISSAN TITAN SE 2004-2008 5.6L/5552cc

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(as of July 14, 2026 05:22 GMT +00:00 – More infoProduct prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.)

Often specified as original equipment, NGK spark plugs are the best combination of performance and longevity. Offering the Quality, Reliability and Durability You'd Expect from an OEM Manufacturer NGK is the world's largest supplier of OEM spark plug… read more

OYEAUTO 93501 Iridium Spark Plugs LKAR7BIX11S 6 Pack Compatible with Nissan 370Z Maxima Murano Pathfinder Quest GT-R Altima 2001-2024 & Infiniti G37 QX60 Q60 2008-2024 & Acura MDX TLX 2017-2024 V6

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The details interface only displays some car models. To view all car models, please click on the top of the interface"make sure this fits" Fitment1: Nissan 370Z Maxima Murano Pathfinder Quest GT-R Altima 350Z Frontier|SL 2003-2024|SV 2009-2024|S 2004… read more

SYKRSS 6240 Iridium Spark Plugs 8 Pack Compatible with Nissan Armada Titan Pathfinder Armada 2004-2006 Compatible with INFINITI QX56 M45 FX45 Q45 2002-2010 4.5L 5.6L V8 Engine for PLFR5A-11 Spark Plug

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【OE Standard】Our spark plugs meet or exceed OE specifications for form, fit and function and are perfect for automotive replacement spark plugs.Quick and easy installation, excellent and reliable performance. Premium spark plug kits are a quick and e… read more

BDFHYK LKAR6AIX-11 Iridium Spark Plugs Compatible with Chevy for Nissan 2007-2013 Altima 2008-2013 Rogue 2007-2012 Sentra 2013-2021 NV200 1.6L 1.8L 2.0L 2.5L L4 Engine Replacement for XP5684, Set of 4

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【Compatibility Information】：Spark Plug LKAR6AIX-11 compatible with Nissan 2007-2013 Altima, 2009-2014 Cube, 2005-2019 Frontier, 2015-2019 Micra, 2013-2021 NV200, 2008-2013 Rogue, 2014-2015 Rogue Select, 2007-2019 Sentra, 2007-2019 Versa, 2014-2019 Ve… read more

Iridium Spark Plugs 8 Pack 93501 LKAR7BIX-11S Compatible with Nissan Armada NV2500 NV3500 TITAN INFINITI FX50 M56 Q70 Q70L QX56 QX70 QX80 V8 5.0L / 5.6L

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[Vehicle Fitment-1]: This automotive replacement spark plugs Compatible with INFINITI 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 FX50 V8 5.0L, 2011 2012 2013 M56 V8 5.6L, 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Q70 V8 5.6L, 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Q70L V8 5.6L, 2011 2012 2013 … read more

BDFHYK 93501 Iridium Spark Plugs Compatible with Nissan TITAN Altima Armada NV2500 NV3500, Compatible with INFINITI QX56 QX60 QX80 M56,CX-3 Replacement for LKAR7BIX11S Set of 8

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【Compatibility Information】：Spark Plug 93501 Compatible with Acura ILX TLX; Compatible with Honda Accord Civic CR-V Fit HR-V; Compatible with INFINITI EX35 FX35 FX50 G25 G35 JX35 M35 M35h M56 Q50 Q70 Q70L QX56 QX60 QX70 QX80; Compatible with Nissan 3… read more

NGK V-Power Spark Plug – 2526

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NGK V-Power Spark Plug Item Package Dimension: 11.68L x 9.68W x 1.8H inches Item Package Weight – 0.42 Pounds Item Package Quantity – 1 Product Type – SPARK PLUG