I will. Even if there is scoring, what would that have to do with oil presure?

 

lack of oil pick-up from the pan meaning no circulation

 

ok, so I changed my oil again without the stabalizer this time and I found something interesting.

The stabalizer was sitting on the bottom of the pan half congealed and when I put the old filter on the ground with the holes facing up, the oil didn't go in the filter, the oil just sat there and didn't move and hasn't moved for a day.

so, is there any possibility that because I put the stabalizer in first and then ran it for a sec with just that, that it clogged my pickup? Seems pretty likely considering how thick everything is but I don't know.

 

very possible drop the pan and look at the pick-up just two gaskets and time is all it is