oil pressure operating range?
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Melting Slicks
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oil pressure operating range?
I changed my oil and I'm running mobil 1 10w 30 and at start up its around 52 psi and norma operating around 65 to 67. I have a ported oil pump as well. Just seeing if this is okay. During normal driving range is around 40 to 42. Im also running the Fram oil filter which is what came off the car. Jay
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Melting Slicks
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what's a high oil pressure level where there should be any concern? mine always stays within the gauge's range. but high in the rpm band its getting pretty close to 80. I know the motor can survive at redline for hours or days. just looking for someone to say you never have to worry about it being too high unless the needle is way off the charts (if that's true of course)
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St. Jude Donor '09
I changed my oil and I'm running mobil 1 10w 30 and at start up its around 42 psi and full throttle around 65 to 67. I have a ported oil pump as well. Just seeing if this is okay. During normal driving range is around 40 to 42. Im also running the Fram oil filter which is what came off the car. Jay
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St. Jude Donor '09
Melting Slicks
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I have a ported LS6 oil pump also, I'm not sure exactly what the pressure readings are because that gauge doesn't seem to display real time data. but it seems to me that it displays around 40 most of the time. higher when the rpms are higher of course.
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They are all fine. If you drop below 20 for extended periods of time I would be concerned. If your gauge pegs, it is probably because the sending unit is bad.
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Melting Slicks
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At 200+ Oil temp its around 40-45 psi normal driving.. and abot 38 to 39 at idle. It gets upward in the 68s when i get on it. Do you think the Fram oil filter has anything to do with it? I also went ot a 10w30 instead of a 5w30 which would make sense as to why its a higher psi. Jay
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St. Jude Donor '09
At 200+ Oil temp its around 40-45 psi normal driving.. and abot 38 to 39 at idle. It gets upward in the 68s when i get on it. Do you think the Fram oil filter has anything to do with it? I also went ot a 10w30 instead of a 5w30 which would make sense as to why its a higher psi. Jay
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At 200+ Oil temp its around 40-45 psi normal driving.. and abot 38 to 39 at idle. It gets upward in the 68s when i get on it. Do you think the Fram oil filter has anything to do with it? I also went ot a 10w30 instead of a 5w30 which would make sense as to why its a higher psi. Jay
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