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unless your running a OIL PSI KIT 20 psi is fine at idle and should gor to 50-65 at WOT on stock car
Actually the manual states: "it should be 20 - 120 psi" (not saying you're wrong!)
Mine had never been below 60 psi on my stock sensor
then I rebuilt it and its 30psi all the time
then I broke the sensor
replaced with Duralast sensor from Autozone
I am about to see if its still 30psi
2k2 camaro, K&N, SLP whisper lid, Konis, AEM, HP Tuners, Angel eyes/Halos, CF SS ram air hood, 4.10s, Zexel Torsen, UMI SFCs, CrossFire, BFGs, Gatorback, Catco, Flows, and TLC! DONT feed the Trolls!
Actually the manual states: "it should be 20 - 120 psi" (not saying you're wrong!)
Mine had never been below 60 psi on my stock sensor
then I rebuilt it and its 30psi all the time
then I broke the sensor
replaced with Duralast sensor from Autozone
I am about to see if its still 30psi
so whats wrong with 30
i had 30 and my stock motor was fine when the motor guy tool it apart
www.turbov6camaro.com 1997 3800 Series II Camaro 4600 Stall for my ride to the mall :chug: 7.18 @ 99.77 1/8 -1.8x sixty (current quickest v6 fbod) 11.23 @ unk 5 1/4 - 7.19 1/8 - 1.83 sixty
i had 30 and my stock motor was fine when the motor guy tool it apart
I'm sure the motor was fine but what about the bearings ;)
I'm not used to having anything below 60!
My manual says the ls1 can go to 7psi and it is "normal" ha!!
2k2 camaro, K&N, SLP whisper lid, Konis, AEM, HP Tuners, Angel eyes/Halos, CF SS ram air hood, 4.10s, Zexel Torsen, UMI SFCs, CrossFire, BFGs, Gatorback, Catco, Flows, and TLC! DONT feed the Trolls!
I'm sure the motor was fine but what about the bearings ;)
I'm not used to having anything below 60!
My manual says the ls1 can go to 7psi and it is "normal" ha!!
Motor was and all incluseive term :spank: :spank: :spank:
30 is fine.....
EVERYTHING WAS FINE
infact the motor guy could not beleave it had 87K miles
www.turbov6camaro.com 1997 3800 Series II Camaro 4600 Stall for my ride to the mall :chug: 7.18 @ 99.77 1/8 -1.8x sixty (current quickest v6 fbod) 11.23 @ unk 5 1/4 - 7.19 1/8 - 1.83 sixty
Viper: Was there ever a time when your engine produced 60+ psi?
When an engine goes from 60 psi to 30 psi something is going on. That pressure may be ok for the engine to function normally, but I couldn't accept such a change especially on my engine that has gone 100+ K miles at 60 + psi. When (if) it happens I will definitely search it out.
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Viper: Was there ever a time when your engine produced 60+ psi?
When an engine goes from 60 psi to 30 psi something is going on. That pressure may be ok for the engine to function normally, but I couldn't accept such a change especially on my engine that has gone 100+ K miles at 60 + psi. When (if) it happens I will definitely search it out.
I think what it is the oil pressure starts to drop with age of the car. The bearings on the rods and crank create the pressure, that much I do know. Well, over time, with the friction forces that are put on the crank, rods, and the bearings inbetween all of them, there can be a MINISCULE loss of metal. I think it is with that loss of metal over a period of time, it affects the pressure, because of the loss in metal. I can probably plasi-gauge the bearings that are currently in my engine now, and they might be a touch off with the clearances, but not enough to cause harm.
You all have to figure, the engine has 133k on the odometer, and is almost 11 years old. Things aren't going to be perfect inside of there, but might not be bad enough where it would warrant replacing rod and main bearings.
1995 Pontiac Firebird
2008 Chevrolet Silverado LT Crew Cab 4x4
Viper: Was there ever a time when your engine produced 60+ psi?
When an engine goes from 60 psi to 30 psi something is going on. That pressure may be ok for the engine to function normally, but I couldn't accept such a change especially on my engine that has gone 100+ K miles at 60 + psi. When (if) it happens I will definitely search it out.
60 at ilde with out a PSI kit is to much hell i only have 50 psi at idle and 80 @ wot
my 1997 says it should hit 40 psi befoer 2 k rpms
www.turbov6camaro.com 1997 3800 Series II Camaro 4600 Stall for my ride to the mall :chug: 7.18 @ 99.77 1/8 -1.8x sixty (current quickest v6 fbod) 11.23 @ unk 5 1/4 - 7.19 1/8 - 1.83 sixty
im having a similar problem. my car has extremely high oil pressure with the low oil light. i bought a oil pressure gauge because the shop i work at didnt happen to have one. hooked it up and the dial gauge showed good oil pressure even tho my dash said 120. the sending unit is messed up. it does what you said about moving with teh initertia of the car. its messed up just try another sending unit. like slow6 said it was only $21 at autozone. i replaced my sending unit and the oil level sensor and it took car of both preoblem. for how cheap a oil pressure sender is i would just go buy one and try it out. the gauge should not jump around with movement of the car when everything is normal
'99 Camaro Y87 M5 T-tops
Flowmaster american thunder cat back, 2.5" magnaflow high flow cat, centerforce dual friction clutch
What is a PSI kit?? Did the factory install this "kit" in any of the cars?
My car is so stock that it is painful and I know nobody installed that "PSI kit" (unless GM did in the factory).
Like I said my oil pressure is 65-70 PSI at all times, regardless of RPM.
I agree with you mogobs in that if over the life of your engine if you observe a steady gradual decline in oil pressure, that this would be indictive of bearing wear (probably normal wear), and would be acceptable to me. But a sudden drop from a normal of 60+ psi down to 30 psi indicates something has suddenly happened and warrants investigation.
Now Playing: \'99 Pewter Firebird, stock, bone stock, and nothing but stock, so help me God!<br />Comming attractions: K&N Filter, Lid Mod, Intake Bellows Smooth Pipe Mod.<br />I dream about: Forced Induction (TC or SC) or NOX (or both!)
What is a PSI kit?? Did the factory install this "kit" in any of the cars?
My car is so stock that it is painful and I know nobody installed that "PSI kit" (unless GM did in the factory).
Like I said my oil pressure is 65-70 PSI at all times, regardless of RPM.
I agree with you mogobs in that if over the life of your engine if you observe a steady gradual decline in oil pressure, that this would be indictive of bearing wear (probably normal wear), and would be acceptable to me. But a sudden drop from a normal of 60+ psi down to 30 psi indicates something has suddenly happened and warrants investigation.
i bet your O PSI regulators was stuck open..... what ever you did is making it work right now...... long as it goes up to ~60 at WOT your have nothing to worry about
www.turbov6camaro.com 1997 3800 Series II Camaro 4600 Stall for my ride to the mall :chug: 7.18 @ 99.77 1/8 -1.8x sixty (current quickest v6 fbod) 11.23 @ unk 5 1/4 - 7.19 1/8 - 1.83 sixty
Haven’t done anything on the Camaro, but put LEDs on my truck headlights . And my oil pressure sensor went out on the truck so going to fix that this...
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