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06-11-2009, 11:36 PM
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oil presure hi i had read that some oils if you have low oil pressure are good to help bring it up? Like mobil 1 10w30?? does it make a difference if its synthetic or not? and if not what kind? Sorry if this is a dumb question, and thanks in advanced for any help
06-11-2009, 11:47 PM
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ohh my bad i just started using mobil 1 10w30 sorry i ment other types.. i had just heard thicker oils are good if you have low oil pressure.. mines not to it hovers right at a 1/4 i think its 20psi but sometimes will drop just a little below it... so i was just making sure... mayb something like 10w40? i live in houst texas though so it gets hot!
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M1 thins too quick I've had crap psi for awhile now and am happy with my PP 20w40 no engine noise noticed a good increase in psi and stays that way for a good 2.5k where as m1 would start to creep down around 1.5 or so
06-12-2009, 07:59 AM
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ohh my bad i just started using mobil 1 10w30 sorry i ment other types.. i had just heard thicker oils are good if you have low oil pressure.. mines not to it hovers right at a 1/4 i think its 20psi but sometimes will drop just a little below it... so i was just making sure... mayb something like 10w40? i live in houst texas though so it gets hot!
And if you're having to use oil that thick just to keep the pressure within stock limits, something is wrong. A thicker oil also puts more stress on the oil pump - something to consider.
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06-12-2009, 08:17 AM
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I know something is going on with mine I have had copper speckles in my oil for the past 10k and I see WOT almost every day just waiting on the right time to rebuild
06-12-2009, 08:25 AM
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i ran my car for along time with skeptical oil psi. i ended up burning up a set of rockers i had on the car 
when i built up my engine i went with a high psi standard volume melling. i love 35 psi hot idle 
if your not to comfortable with oil psi that low (neither was i) you could always install a GM white spring to kick the psi up at idle.
when i built up my engine i went with a high psi standard volume melling. i love 35 psi hot idle if your not to comfortable with oil psi that low (neither was i) you could always install a GM white spring to kick the psi up at idle.