got sick of it honestly
01-06-2013, 01:51 AM
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got sick of it honestly hello there,
its been a year since i bought my 98 camaro LS1, even since i had the oil pressure gauge reading low. so a month or 2 ago my friend did the oil pump replacement for me and i brought the original chevy camaro oil pump along with the O-Ring and timing gasket and crank seal and such as.
anyway, even after the replacement i felt like its still low so now i have the following reading
idling warm: 137 KPA (20 PSI) -- it went below that for a second today
1000 RPM: about 22-23 psi
2000 RPM: 30-35 PSI
3000 RPM: 40ish PSI
4000 RPM: 45ish PSI
6200 RPM (WOT): not more then 45 at all. lets be kind and give it 48 PSI.
when its cold at idling give me 40 PSI.
i drive the car for 15-20 minutes and all those pressure reading come.
i really got sick of it, thinking of selling it to be honest if its a major damage like bearings and such as but i really like my camaro.
also i notice the oil gauge fluctuates when the oil is hot ... very hot
any idea guyz, help .. please
thank you
EDIT: i forgot to mention that oil pressure appears lile that when driving only, when i put it in neutral and rev it up it give me a bit higher pressure. And when driving lile doing 2000 rpm when i lift my foot from the throttle the pressure risrs a bit like 3, 4 psi.. When i hit the gas paddle again it drops the 4 psi.
its been a year since i bought my 98 camaro LS1, even since i had the oil pressure gauge reading low. so a month or 2 ago my friend did the oil pump replacement for me and i brought the original chevy camaro oil pump along with the O-Ring and timing gasket and crank seal and such as.
anyway, even after the replacement i felt like its still low so now i have the following reading
idling warm: 137 KPA (20 PSI) -- it went below that for a second today
1000 RPM: about 22-23 psi
2000 RPM: 30-35 PSI
3000 RPM: 40ish PSI
4000 RPM: 45ish PSI
6200 RPM (WOT): not more then 45 at all. lets be kind and give it 48 PSI.
when its cold at idling give me 40 PSI.
i drive the car for 15-20 minutes and all those pressure reading come.
i really got sick of it, thinking of selling it to be honest if its a major damage like bearings and such as but i really like my camaro.
also i notice the oil gauge fluctuates when the oil is hot ... very hot
any idea guyz, help .. please
thank you
EDIT: i forgot to mention that oil pressure appears lile that when driving only, when i put it in neutral and rev it up it give me a bit higher pressure. And when driving lile doing 2000 rpm when i lift my foot from the throttle the pressure risrs a bit like 3, 4 psi.. When i hit the gas paddle again it drops the 4 psi.
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01-06-2013, 11:29 AM
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@SilverSS07: how do you check the oil pressure with a mechanical gauge ?
@mikh338: but the gauge is working perfect as far as i know, cold start pressure is high when i rev it the gauge goes all the way to 70 PSI
@mikh338: but the gauge is working perfect as far as i know, cold start pressure is high when i rev it the gauge goes all the way to 70 PSI
01-09-2013, 01:12 PM
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My 98 trans am was the same way. As long as your oil pressure increases 7psi per 1000 rpm's you should be fine.
If it still bothers you I would replace the oil pressure sending unit on the back of the engine behind the intake manifold.
On your next oil change I would add some Lucas engine oil stabilizer. It will make your oil a little thicker and increase pressure by about 3-4 psi
If it still bothers you I would replace the oil pressure sending unit on the back of the engine behind the intake manifold.
On your next oil change I would add some Lucas engine oil stabilizer. It will make your oil a little thicker and increase pressure by about 3-4 psi
Last edited by chrysler kid; 01-09-2013 at 02:48 PM.
