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Dec 30, 2006 | 01:53 PM

CAJUN C4

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Oil Pressure Question

The shop manual says oil pressure should be 50 to 65 Psi at 2,000 RPM>

What's yours?

Mine is about 35 Psi when full operating Temp.

Dec 30, 2006 | 03:57 PM

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about 45 warmed up and about 50 at highway speeds.

Dec 30, 2006 | 05:33 PM

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It should be 45-60 at cruise, and about half of that at idle....getting lower as the engine gets hot.

Mine runs about 60psi at hwy cruise.

Dec 30, 2006 | 07:54 PM

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factory sending units are known to go bad and be inaccurate even when new, before worrying about oil pressure hook up a mechanical gauge and see what it says.

Dec 30, 2006 | 08:39 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by CAJUN C4

The shop manual says oil pressure should be 50 to 65 Psi at 2,000 RPM>

I have never seen anything like that in mine. In what section, chapter, etc, are you finding that?

Jan 2, 2007 | 09:08 AM

CAJUN C4

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Originally Posted by C4Techie

I have never seen anything like that in mine. In what section, chapter, etc, are you finding that?

I think it's in the front of the Engine section under "specifications" in my Haines Manual. I didn't look in my Helms Manual.

Mine is over 60 when cold but about 35 Psi @ 2,000 RPM when warmed. At idles goes to 10-20 sometimes.I ws wondering if I had a bad Oil Pump? The engine has 25K miles on it.

Jan 2, 2007 | 09:16 AM

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My 87 with 103,000 runs in the same range as Vaders, With only 25K on an engine I would expect higher at idel than what your seeing, but before I dropped the pan I'd hook up a manual guage, quite possibly your sending unit is in need of replacement...btw was your engine build clearanced?