Subject	If your oil pressure gauge is accurate, and you can't
Posted by	not4resaleZ on July 17, 2016 at 8:48 AM
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In Reply To	Seems like oil pressure drops when the engine gets hot. posted by Barry (NJ) on July 16, 2016 at 03:24 PM
Message	get the pressure up to 51 psi at 3000 rpm with 50 weight oil, you must have other engine problems.
Follow Ups	TT Full Flow oil-cooler... - Barry (NJ) 16:26:05 07/15/16 Hey Barry! - Ashman2k2 21:05:19 07/15/16 What problem are you solving? (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 00:05:35 07/16/16 You're starting to sound like LJ. (n/m) - MixManMash 06:10:27 07/16/16 Re: You're starting to sound like LJ. - LJZTT 10:39:18 07/18/16 Seems like oil pressure drops when the engine gets hot. - Barry (NJ) 15:24:47 07/16/16 What oil are you using? What oil temps are you seeing? - MixManMash 16:34:47 07/16/16 Oil is Mobile1 5w-50, don't have an oil temp gauge. (n/m) - Barry (NJ) 21:36:33 07/16/16 Oil presssure should be between 51 and 65 psi at 3000 rpm. (n/m) - not4resaleZ 08:37:15 07/17/16 If your oil pressure gauge is accurate, and you can't - not4resaleZ 08:48:55 07/17/16 Drops to what? at what RPM? (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 22:58:44 07/17/16 Dump the 5w-50 and go with a 10w-30 or 40 (n/m) - DAYTONAZ 12:28:42 07/17/16 Wrong. (n/m) - MixManMash 13:02:13 07/17/16 We are talking about a synthetic oil so a 0w or 5w is a - not4resaleZ 13:59:31 07/17/16 This and a UOA would be the right way to determine if an oil - MixManMash 15:09:32 07/17/16 Not that there was any science behind this... - CameronSF 09:53:37 07/18/16 Greg D also recommended this - vorpalZ 12:33:35 07/18/16 Last time I talked to Greg and Seb about oil - ZXRider 18:55:04 07/18/16 M1 0w40 should probably be labeled 0w35. - not4resaleZ 19:56:48 07/18/16
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