well i change my own oil, and its always perfectly full but lately at idle the guage has been sputtering and showing low when the engine is hot at idle? normal?
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oil pressure gauge sputtering/low at idle?
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if it's only fluctuating like that when the engine is hot, then you might need to up the viscosity of the oil a bit. liek 15w40 for instance.
i had this with my old plymoth-the main journal bearings were worn, and when the oil got hot (and thinner) (with 10w30) the oil would just pour through the bearings & fluctuate the gage. i upped it to 20w40, and i had no probs until the bearings got worse, then i went to straight 50, :D again no probs until the bearings were gone. then i changed the bearings & went back to 10w30, no probs
--matt
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