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help! the 5.3 in my truck has high oil pressure!

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Old 09-30-2010 | 06:32 PM
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Default help! the 5.3 in my truck has high oil pressure!
I was driving today and leaned on it a little and when i did the oil pressure shot to 80psi. What gives?
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Old 09-30-2010 | 07:09 PM
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sounds like a relief valve problem, or out of adjustment.
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Old 09-30-2010 | 08:34 PM
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What oil brand and weight, and what ambient temp was it?
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Old 09-30-2010 | 11:02 PM
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Its got mobile one synthetic 5-30 and i dont have oil temp guage but water temp was 200 degrees which is normal
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