Oil Pressure
Thread Starter
Team Owner
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 22,267
Likes: 3
From: Dallas TX
Oil Pressure
Ok, so as you all know, my oil pressure was low before I had to rebuild my engine... well, I'm wondering if there isn't something wrong with my oil pressure sending unit, because at a hot idle, it is still showing right below the first marker (which is somewhere around 15psi). Now keep in mind, that I'm running dino oil and it gets thinner at higher temps. Cold idle is 40-55psi.. and any throttle above idle when hot it jumps up to 40psi immediately and higher with more rpms. Also keep in mind that this engine was built with race clearances already done to it ...
Anyone know how much these thing run?
[Modified by Glock'94, 8:17 PM 1/26/2002]
Anyone know how much these thing run?
[Modified by Glock'94, 8:17 PM 1/26/2002]
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 2,793
Likes: 46
From: Elizabeth City, NC
Re: Oil Pressure (Glock'94)
Well those sending units do wear out often. You may want a new one just for peace of mind. I know when I did the 383 in the 90 the sending unit died shortly after. So did the one on my buddies 94 LT1 383.
Thread Starter
Team Owner
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 22,267
Likes: 3
From: Dallas TX
Re: Oil Pressure (LPDesRoche)
Well those sending units do wear out often. You may want a new one just for peace of mind. I know when I did the 383 in the 90 the sending unit died shortly after. So did the one on my buddies 94 LT1 383.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2000
Posts: 9,715
Likes: 27
From: Kempner Texas
Re: Oil Pressure (Glock'94)
What weight oil are you running?
What bearing clearances are we talking about?
". . .right below the first marker" is a pretty vague way of determining oil pressure. If you're really concerned, and I believe you are, you need to install an accurate gauge (if only temporarily) to really be able to get a handle on this.
I put up a post (much too long) on the Thirdgen.org TPI board a couple of days ago about my take on oil pressure. Those guys have the same concerns as you. You might want to take a look.
Jake
[Modified by JAKE, 9:58 PM 1/27/2002]
What bearing clearances are we talking about?
". . .right below the first marker" is a pretty vague way of determining oil pressure. If you're really concerned, and I believe you are, you need to install an accurate gauge (if only temporarily) to really be able to get a handle on this.
I put up a post (much too long) on the Thirdgen.org TPI board a couple of days ago about my take on oil pressure. Those guys have the same concerns as you. You might want to take a look.
Jake
[Modified by JAKE, 9:58 PM 1/27/2002]
Thread Starter
Team Owner
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 22,267
Likes: 3
From: Dallas TX
Re: Oil Pressure (JAKE)
What weight oil are you running?
What bearing clearances are we talking about?
". . .right below the first marker" is a pretty vague way of determining oil pressure. If you're really concerned, and I believe you are, you need to install an accurate gauge (if only temporarily) to really be able to get a handle on this.
I put up a post (much too long) on the Thirdgen.org TPI board a couple of days ago about my take on oil pressure. Those guys have the same concerns as you. You might want to take a look.
Jake
What bearing clearances are we talking about?
". . .right below the first marker" is a pretty vague way of determining oil pressure. If you're really concerned, and I believe you are, you need to install an accurate gauge (if only temporarily) to really be able to get a handle on this.
I put up a post (much too long) on the Thirdgen.org TPI board a couple of days ago about my take on oil pressure. Those guys have the same concerns as you. You might want to take a look.
Jake
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 6,595
Likes: 1
From: Thornton CO
Re: Oil Pressure (Rick Williams)
I wound up breaking mine off when I was pulling the motor. I got a genu-swine GM one for like $25 maybe? It's important to get a good sensor for this, the local auto parts store's version just ain't gonna cut it.
Thread Starter
Team Owner
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 22,267
Likes: 3
From: Dallas TX
Re: Oil Pressure (I_HATE_Mustangs)
Ok, cool. If it's $25, I'll just go buy a new one. I'm sure a mechanical one is going to be around $20, and if it shows that the pressure is right, i STILL have to buy a new sensor.. so i'll get the GM too.. :)
Thread Starter
Team Owner
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 22,267
Likes: 3
From: Dallas TX
Re: Oil Pressure (Glock'94)
I picked up a new oil pressure sending unit today for $22 at AutoZone. If this doesn't correct the reading, I wonder if I can clean it up completely and say i didn't use it and still be able to return it. I've been able to do that on quite a few things at AutoZone (because they don't fix my problem).