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Old Mar 6, 2015 | 07:38 AM
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Default oil psi??

normal oil psi for a 2006 z with 108k miles?? im looking into buying the car. full temp.
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Old Mar 6, 2015 | 08:14 AM
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Oil pressure looks good at 30psi at idle, even for a new car. My 2013 LS7 runs about 25psi at hot idle with 17,000miles.
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Old Mar 6, 2015 | 09:34 AM
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Looks good. 10psi per 1k rpms is the general rule of thumb.

Pressure isn't as important as people make it out to be. Pressure is only the resistance to flow. Oil volume is more important.
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Old Mar 7, 2015 | 11:00 PM
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Did you check the oil temp? I see the coolant gauge just below 220.
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Old May 5, 2015 | 04:42 PM
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My oil gauge reads 30 PSI at full temp idle but DIC shows 16 to 17. Is the gauge tied directly to sensor and DIC is calculated by PCM?

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