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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 01:23 AM
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Ok so I was at the track tonight waiting in line and I noticed that at idle my oil pressure guage was going back and forth anywhere from like 30-40 psi without me touching the gas or anything, and Ive never even seen it go below 40. (BTW I have a 2000 firehawk, only mods are cat back and lid so its pretty much stock). I was talking to a guy there that builds engine but not specially ls1's so he was just making educated guesses, and he was thinking that it would be the electronic sending unit rather than anything else.
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 05:31 AM
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well thats not bad for oil range so i wouldnt be worrying about that....could be several things....sending unit issue, type of oil, car just being hot and sitting at idle, or a oil pump issue...like just a o-ring deal
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Thanks for the input, anyone else got any opinions?
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