Auto guys... what is your oil pressure at idle?
#18
Originally posted by NewbieWar
ok i think i got a problem then...
I just changed my oil cause the presure was too low (new car for me 85K miles)
and at idle it was staying strickly in front of the red line.
now its probably about 5 or 8 psi... why is mine so low?
i mean once the rpms go up it will move over but should it be that low at idle?
ok i think i got a problem then...
I just changed my oil cause the presure was too low (new car for me 85K miles)
and at idle it was staying strickly in front of the red line.
now its probably about 5 or 8 psi... why is mine so low?
i mean once the rpms go up it will move over but should it be that low at idle?
I switched to Havoline 10-30 and my oil pressure drastically improved. And have not lost ANY oil. It has been at the FULL mark every time. I have not had to add a drop. When I was running Mobil 1 or Amsoil, I had to add every so often. And when I sent my samples off to Blackstone Labs, my reports have been better since I switched to reg. oil.
The higher the mileage, the heavier the oil should be. I have 86k
on my 95 Z. And it is pretty heavily modded.
Another reason could be that your oil pump is starting to go. I heard low oil pressure was a sign of the oil pump dying. That is hearsay though.
Good luck
#21
damn at 3000 rpms... what kinda crusing you doing?
LMFAO! Thats my kind of cruising though
About Mobil 1, the funny thing is, as soon as I switched to it I noticed the low pressure and my engine developed a misterious oil leak. After I switched back, the oil pressure went up and the Leak stopped. I am still clueles about this.
Marvin
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