oil pressure
#1
oil pressure
I posted a month ago but haven't had time to work on. Heres the problem in detail.
I replaced my opti and after that is when my oil press. guage started reading weird.
When I start my car it runs at 40 psi for about 2 min. after driving for about 10 min It just stays at 20psi no matter what rpm. After about 20 min at idol it will drop very close to 0psi.
After I replaced the opti I put in mobil 1 10-30, but I usually run mobil 1 15-50.
Could this possibly be the oil pump, it has 112Kmi?
Could this be the guage sending unit and if so is there any way to test this?
plus I thought if an oil pump went out it just went out, i didn't think it just went out slowly
thenks guys, I need to get this fixed soon
Josh
I replaced my opti and after that is when my oil press. guage started reading weird.
When I start my car it runs at 40 psi for about 2 min. after driving for about 10 min It just stays at 20psi no matter what rpm. After about 20 min at idol it will drop very close to 0psi.
After I replaced the opti I put in mobil 1 10-30, but I usually run mobil 1 15-50.
Could this possibly be the oil pump, it has 112Kmi?
Could this be the guage sending unit and if so is there any way to test this?
plus I thought if an oil pump went out it just went out, i didn't think it just went out slowly
thenks guys, I need to get this fixed soon
Josh
#4
Re: oil pressure
i have a question about this as well. i just changed my oil and i put in 10w-30. when i start the car, pressure is about 55...atfter a while it drops to about 40, then to 60 when i accelerate. after about 20-30 mins of driving, pressure is about 25 at idle. is that normal? its never dropped to zero or anything. but what type of oil should i use? i noticed after i had already changed the oil it says 5w-30 on the oil fill cap...does it matter? ive always used 10w-30...
#5
Re: oil pressure
Originally Posted by red96taA4
i have a question about this as well. i just changed my oil and i put in 10w-30. when i start the car, pressure is about 55...atfter a while it drops to about 40, then to 60 when i accelerate. after about 20-30 mins of driving, pressure is about 25 at idle. is that normal? its never dropped to zero or anything. but what type of oil should i use? i noticed after i had already changed the oil it says 5w-30 on the oil fill cap...does it matter? ive always used 10w-30...
#6
Re: oil pressure
Originally Posted by DarkRider
is the sensor accesible without removing anything
thanks
thanks
#8
Re: oil pressure
ive heard that lt1 gauges suck...how hard is it to install after market ones?
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