bricez28

my oil pressure is always low. is that bad? like 20...and then when i step on it maybe 40. is this a serious problem?

black95formula

if its a 20 psi at idle it should be fine.

dhdenney

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Sounds normal to me. Fully warmed up? Which oil are you using?

bricez28

god i dunno but im about to switch to mobil one. i didnt do the last oil change. it just seemed low. i had a few problems so i was checking. the first one was i had that spout that came off the valve cover like 4 inches up with the cap on it, and that snapped off, so i just screwed the oil cap on the the valve cover, and thesecond was when i dropped the tranny for the clutch, i noticed the rear of the oil pan was homemade silicone gasket all the way and there was some oil on it. so i had to remede that before i got oil on a new clutch. just making sure my oil pressure was ok. thanks

dhdenney

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If you go Mobil 1, the thinner weights historically have not been that great for LT1 based on experiences from some of the members here. 0w-40 European Formula and 5w-40 Turbo Diesel Truck are probably a little better in terms of wear number and viscosity. If you stop into Advance before tomorrow, either of these two are on sale for $4.98/qt. I picked up 8 qts of the 5w-40 for my next change.

transamws6_97

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I run 10w30 and i have 75 psi on startup and usually never drops below 40 fully warm

alconk

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How many miles is on your car though??

ThoR294

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if it goes below 10 id be worried

transamws6_97

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145k on the motor

Formula350

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Yea, 15psi is normal warm idle. If it's only 20psi when you're driving, then I'd be a little worried.

Gun5

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if you are that worried do a compression test dry/wet as long as you are over 110 for all and they are within 25 of each other id say ur good..

thats the real way the gauge in car is basicaly is the car running or not running I dont trust it much if your trying to get real technical with it

dafhturbo

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8 psi is the low requirement @ idle

bricez28

i just got 5w 30 in tehre today, did a fresh oil change. i havent checked the guage WOT it goes up, but other than that not much more than 20-40

dhdenney

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With the 5w-30, that's all you're gonna see.

Gun5

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atleast 10-30 i run 20-50 lol........hopefully im not going to overboard