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Old 01-26-2004, 05:43 PM
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My oil is fine at idle 40 on the gauge. My gauge will go to ~75 at wot.

I am worried to say the least! lol

I have a '00 with a TCI 3500 stall

I am sure this cant be normal, what should I check/do?
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That dosen't sound so bad. What weight oil are you using?
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Using synthetic 10w30 I believe.
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I idle around 40 also, and go to around 70 at WOT, I believe - trying to look at road for the most part, lol. Everything has been fine for the last 11k miles . I wouldn't worry about yours.
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oil pressure increases as rpm's increase. about 10psi per 1000 rpm. sounds like its ok to me.




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