I know for sure its not getting oil pressure as we took the oil cap off with it running and no oil was at top of motor. So to make sure the channels werent clogged we put a new oil filter on and it stayed dry so the pump isent pumping. And it was making horrible noise which is why we started checking for oil at the top of the motor. However the first few times we had it running it didnt sound bad at all so maybe it just went out between getting it running and now.