well i got ahold of an oil pressure guage today.i took the bolt off the block and hooked it up at normal operating temp.i revved the car to 3000/5000,nothing,i disconnected the vtec soleniod connector and put a wire going from it to the positive batery terminal.i then revved the motor to 5000 rpms and held it for a few seconds,the oild pressure went to 35psi the started dropping to like 30-27 psi.my haynes(to poor for helms yet) manual says that the oil pressure at that engine speed should have been above 57psi.

i don't know what to do know,my thoughts are oil pump? crankshaft bearings? i don't know.