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03-12-2005, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by ls1camaro396
mine at start up is at 40 and ride for a while and the car gets hot then it goes down to 20-25 hot idle
03-12-2005, 05:26 PM
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What type of oil do you use? for ex M1 5w30 is on the thin side and could be considered a 20wt. You could try M1 10w30, 0w40, or perhaps german castroil 0w30. Honestly 25 isn't going to do any damage, my 96 truck has hot idled around 20psi for years.
03-12-2005, 06:05 PM
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I wouldn't trust the stock gauge to be reallllll accurate. Yeah, I know, as long as the thing's there we're gonna look at it and wonder. I don't pay much attention to mine except when I first crank it, (to make sure the oil pump didnt crap out).
