Oil Pressure
#1
Oil Pressure
I need some input on this problem, I have searched and found no answer.
My problem is when I start the car cold, I have good oil pressure around 60psi, car warms up oil pressure drops to around 18-20psi idle and 40-42 cruse. This is the funny part, if I accel under heavy load, 6 gear under 2000rpms, the oil pressure drops from 40 to 30 psi, if I let off the gas it pops up again. This only happens under heavy load 5 and 6 gears under 2000 rpm.
About the motor, 350 board .020, balanced and blueprinted, stock oil pump with white spring, cc306 cam, REV valve springs, crane lifters, pro-mag rockers
My problem is when I start the car cold, I have good oil pressure around 60psi, car warms up oil pressure drops to around 18-20psi idle and 40-42 cruse. This is the funny part, if I accel under heavy load, 6 gear under 2000rpms, the oil pressure drops from 40 to 30 psi, if I let off the gas it pops up again. This only happens under heavy load 5 and 6 gears under 2000 rpm.
About the motor, 350 board .020, balanced and blueprinted, stock oil pump with white spring, cc306 cam, REV valve springs, crane lifters, pro-mag rockers
#2
my car did something similar a couple times. i had used lucas stabilizer in my oil and the cruise oil pressure was around 45psi. after about 1k miles the cruise pressure was 35psi but when i went to pass someone the pressure would dip until i let off the gas then it went back up. changed the oil back to straight 10w-30 mobil 1 oil pressure back to normal.
does this only happen under 2k or in any other gears?
does this only happen under 2k or in any other gears?
#3
Seems to only happen under 2000 rpms, but only notice it in upper gears. If you accel in 1 - 4 gears the rpms come up quick, 5 and 6th dont, so the oil pressure drops. But the same thing happens, if I let off the throttle, oil pressure goes up.
#4
I also changed my oil from 15-50 to 10-30, and removed my oil cooler, though it was clogged. Cut my oil fliter open, no gold or sliver flakes. Car does not overheat, has lots of power
#7
Yep, don't worry too much about it if you have 10psi per 1k rpm... mine has similar pressure to yours..20psi or so at idle, 40psi at cruise...been that way for years. I have 95k miles on the bottom end.
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