Poor WOT Oil Pressure
03-17-2007, 07:20 PM
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Poor WOT Oil Pressure Finished my mods for the winter so I took the car out for a spin. At WOT in 1st above 4500 rpm my pressure gauge drops to just under 40 PSI, then when I clutch in and lift to bang second the gauge shows just under 60 PSI. I did a pull in 3rd gear from about 3000 to redline and my oil pressure didnt dip, it stayed at just under 60 (which I think is low).
My idle pressure (warm) is 40~ and cruise is around 46~. I run Amsoil 5w30 and just replaced my OPSU during my intake swap. I know the 98-00 are prone to failure but I thought they either worked or completely failed.
Any advice or ideas would be nice. Thanks
My idle pressure (warm) is 40~ and cruise is around 46~. I run Amsoil 5w30 and just replaced my OPSU during my intake swap. I know the 98-00 are prone to failure but I thought they either worked or completely failed.
Any advice or ideas would be nice. Thanks
03-17-2007, 08:03 PM
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He's referring to the Just under 60psi on the 3k to Redline pull in 3rd... That's all the advice I have to give, mine is almost the SAME as you, just a shade under 40 at warm idle, WOT in 1st however is higher for me... I don't pay much attention to anything but the road when I'm banging the low gears tho, sorry 
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03-17-2007, 09:08 PM
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It's not jsut that it's low, but it goes up while accelerating then will just drop off to under 40 for the last 1000-1500 before redline. But when I clutch in to shift 2nd it goes back to 60, release the clutch and it dips back down to under 40 and I'm afraid I'm going to cause problems.