lt1 oil pressure issues, why?
lt1 oil pressure issues, why? Why all the oil pressure issues with the lt1's? What is the cause? I am having oil pressure issues with my 97 camaro ss and i dont see what could have caused it. i changed out the sending unit and that did not help. I have owned two 95 impala's and a 2000 ls1 z28 and i did not have any oil pressure issues with them. the motor does not tap or knock but shows redline on the gauge and the check gauge light comes on after it has been driven for a while. it has 99xxx miles but i just cannot see the bearings being bad that soon. my impala had 160xxx till someone hit me and it ran fine.
I would second the try a mechanical gauge.
Beyond that the oil pump relief spring was fairly low pressure to start, 10 years and countless heat cycles have done it no favors.
Also a LOT of LT1 owners swear mediocre oils are the best believing in marketing and ignoring measured data on wear metal content in oil.
Beyond that the oil pump relief spring was fairly low pressure to start, 10 years and countless heat cycles have done it no favors.
Also a LOT of LT1 owners swear mediocre oils are the best believing in marketing and ignoring measured data on wear metal content in oil.
but what about for the guys that have good oil pressure all around but then give it in 1st or 2nd and see the oil pressure plummet and then recover, is that a sign of sucking the pan dry? windage from all the oil going to the back of the pan?
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same situation you are in right now ^^^^
im gonna change my oil pressure sender out tomorrow and see if that does it any good... but my oil pressure drops pretty harshly when im goin wot... we are talkin like 25ish and that isnt good for sure at about 5000 rpms...
im gonna change my oil pressure sender out tomorrow and see if that does it any good... but my oil pressure drops pretty harshly when im goin wot... we are talkin like 25ish and that isnt good for sure at about 5000 rpms...
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but seriously people i see a lot of LT1's guys have the same problem as i do and throughout all my time spent here i havn't had anyone really know for sure what is going one, when the oil pressure plummets on hard acceleration in 1st or 2nd gear and then starts recovering
i really find it hard to believe that i would suck the oil pan dry, or even windage since the stock windage tray is fairly decent. I've had people tell me that i probably lost my pickup off the pump but if that were happening not only would have spun a bearing already but i would be seeing a drop in pressure when hitting the brakes hard, which is simply not happening
several people with the same problem have installed mechanical guages and replaced senders and its still happening (i havn't personally tried it yet though) so whats the deal folks any experiences or theories?
sorry if it seems like im highjacking the thread but it seems to go along with the original question
i really find it hard to believe that i would suck the oil pan dry, or even windage since the stock windage tray is fairly decent. I've had people tell me that i probably lost my pickup off the pump but if that were happening not only would have spun a bearing already but i would be seeing a drop in pressure when hitting the brakes hard, which is simply not happening
Thats what im saying my pressure has been like this for a bout 6 mos wiht changing unit out same results i have driven another 6k like this no knocks pings metal/ flackes when changing oil im about to the point to bypass that gauge and not have to look at it i have seeing 5psi when hot
Thats what im saying my pressure has been like this for a bout 6 mos wiht changing unit out same results i have driven another 6k like this no knocks pings metal/ flackes when changing oil im about to the point to bypass that gauge and not have to look at it i have seeing 5psi when hot
i was running valvoline 10w30 syn and switched to valvoline 10w40 and oil pressure still did not change. car runs excellent! i just dont get it. kinda sick of this car. i bought it for $4000 and i am tired. i have another thread about the k-member......sucks
