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Date:         Sun, 13 Oct 2002 13:34:56 -0700
Reply-To:     Craig Oda's Personal email <craig@ODA-INC.NET>
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From:         Craig Oda's Personal email <craig@ODA-INC.NET>
Subject:      20 psi oil pressure on freeway.  Worry?
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I recently installed a wet oil pressure gauge to find out why my oil
pressure light keeps flashing.


When I first start the engine, 20 psi at idle and 30-50 on the freeway.


After 3 miles of driving, 5 psi or less at idle and 20 psi on the
freeway.


I guess about 40-60 psi on the freeway going about 60mph is nice, but
it's consistently at 20psi.  Driving home on residential streets at
30mph, I get about 15psi reading.


I'm running 20w50 oil with viscosity thickener.


Should I still drive the van around with the family, or is this oil
pressure so low that I should be taking apart the engine?  I cleaned
the oil relief valve/plunger.  Should I stretch that spring out more?


1983.5 Westy with a rebuild about 70K miles ago.


-- Craig


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