Any disadvantages to running a vaccuum pump? (for oil)

Oil pressure on the gauge does go down as vacuum goes up, but that's mis-leading as the oil pressure gauge is measuring the difference between oil pressure and ambient air pressure outside the crankcase. If the oil pressure gauge was located inside the crankcase (referencing crankcase pressure instead of ambient), indicated pressure would not change. Basically the loss of gauge oil pressure due to crankcase vacuum is an illusion.

Grant

I'm glad someone else mentioned this. Actual pressure cannot and will not go down due to crankcase vac alone.