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Old 07-19-2012, 07:19 PM
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i have a 98 trans am with 125k car runs great but after it warms up and im at a light at idle my gauge flickers and drops to 20 psi and will driving its a hair under 40 and when full throttle it will only reach 60 psi. my car is a a4 auto by the way. im paranoid about the little **** and it bugs the **** out of me. since my 85 trans am had its oil pump issue
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hello anybody
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What type of oil do you use?
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Don't see a problem w/ those numbers....What kind of gauge?
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mobil 1 5w30 and its stock gauge cluster
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I would be happy with thoses figures at 125,000 miles.
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i am but like i said i need it to last til i get another car cause this is my dd and i wanna dump some money in her when that day comes. til then got to keep that "heartbeat" strong. ps NC98Z i want the same set up you have listed whats your numbers hp/tq
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seems good to me
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Change to 15w50 Mobile, your oil pressure will increase.

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And if it's a GM oil pump keep the RPM's under 6500 and You should be fine 4 a while .




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