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  • Oil Pressure Question

    Just making sure my car is running perfect because I just switched out my faulty oil pressure switch that was leaking like a mother****er (pics coming soon of how it busted) ... Anyways, when I first put it in at idle it was up around 60psi! :eek: So I took it out and drove it to get it moving again and after it warmed up pressure dropped back to normal. I figure it was just calibrating or going back to what it should be doing. Anyways, runs fine. BUT I am now getting accurate readings. At idle I'm getting about 25psi, moving about 50psi, and when I get on her at about 5000-5500rpms she's at 60psi. Sound about right to you guys?

    This is my 3.4 ;)
    Mustangs.. Come to the darkside...<br /><br />The dark side is the path to the shadow of greed. =D

  • #2
    Yup, sounds about right.
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    • #3
      thats about what my 3.4 does

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      • #4
        normal.
        1996 Silver camaro Z28. M6,<br />12 bolt, 4.11\'s, posi, Rear cover, Spec stage 2, loudmouth, more <a href=\"http://home.mainstreamtopics.com/?index=3&module=1\" target=\"_blank\">http://home.mainstreamtopics.com/?index=3&module=1</a> &lt;Mods, Pics & more <a href=\"http://home.mainstreamtopics.com/?index=3&module=2\" target=\"_blank\">http://home.mainstreamtopics.com/?index=3&module=2</a> &lt;Fbody Tech Articals

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        • #5
          grr. Oil pressure is still sitting up high when I first turn the car on. Not until about 180* does it like to drop oil pressure. *grumble* never did that before.
          Mustangs.. Come to the darkside...<br /><br />The dark side is the path to the shadow of greed. =D

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          • #6
            My car was like that too, and actually read a little low, I was a little worried there might be soemthing wrong with my motor, I swapped in a new one, and it read jsut lke yours is reading now, and car ran like a top never had a problem.

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            • #7
              I dont know if my oil pressure at normal operating temperature is low or not and its sometimes worries me. I use normal Castrol GTX 10w-30 in my engine and when I start it up cold it reads about 55psi all the time which is good. When it has warmed up and ran a good distance &gt;15 miles it drops all the way down to about 25psi from about 1500 rpm's and up and while idling in gear at about 800 its at about 10-15 psi which is just above the red. Its always done this as far as I know but I was just wondering. The manual says anything thats not in the red is normal so im trusting it for the time being.
              1995 Arctic White Camaro. 3.4L/A4<br /><br />\"Stupid men make mistakes, wise men learn from mistakes\"

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              • #8
                GM Quality. I love it!


                http://bellkevin.home.comcast.net/switch0.jpg
                http://bellkevin.home.comcast.net/switch1.jpg
                Mustangs.. Come to the darkside...<br /><br />The dark side is the path to the shadow of greed. =D

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                • #9
                  All oil sending units do that, It's not GM's fault. They probably out soruce of the part anyway
                  1996 Silver camaro Z28. M6,<br />12 bolt, 4.11\'s, posi, Rear cover, Spec stage 2, loudmouth, more <a href=\"http://home.mainstreamtopics.com/?index=3&module=1\" target=\"_blank\">http://home.mainstreamtopics.com/?index=3&module=1</a> &lt;Mods, Pics & more <a href=\"http://home.mainstreamtopics.com/?index=3&module=2\" target=\"_blank\">http://home.mainstreamtopics.com/?index=3&module=2</a> &lt;Fbody Tech Articals

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                  • #10
                    Mine snapped off like that when my serpintine belt shredded itself
                    2000 silver A4 Camaro<br />Whisper lid; Free Ram Air; BMR stb; MSD super conductor wires; Gatorback belt?<br />1986 RX-7 (daily driver)

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