ever seen a stock oil pressure sender freak out?
My 1.6 sender either reads 35-40psi below 2800rpm, or it pegs high from 3k+. I'm running 5w40 at 200* oil temps and its always pegged. Should I be worried? It's always pegged high but I think it showed lower pressures at 4500rpm than it does now.
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Mine's been doing very similar recently...
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Thinner oil?
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+1
I'm running thicker oil since I'm burning it, and I was getting too low of pressure (or needle wavering with occasional drops) on my standard 5w30. |
Originally Posted by hustler
(Post 519700)
My 1.6 sender either reads 35-40psi below 2800rpm, or it pegs high from 3k+. I'm running 5w40 at 200* oil temps and its always pegged. Should I be worried? It's always pegged high but I think it showed lower pressures at 4500rpm than it does now.
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Mine's also got a lot of frack going on as my motor self-destructs, so you may want to disregard my anecdotal evidence.
*this does not mean: have a panic attack about your motor dying |
Originally Posted by hustler
(Post 519700)
My 1.6 sender either reads 35-40psi below 2800rpm, or it pegs high from 3k+. I'm running 5w40 at 200* oil temps and its always pegged. Should I be worried? It's always pegged high but I think it showed lower pressures at 4500rpm than it does now.
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I would think this would be electronic related, not the oil itself. Mine is pretty jumpy and erratic these days, but it's not the oil. It reads anything from 25-40 at idle and anything from 40-pegged at above 2500rpm. All the time it's jumping around. Started after the rebuild.
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Originally Posted by Mach929
(Post 519728)
surprised your car doesn't already have an aftermarker oil pressure sender and gauge
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Mine was doing the same fr the last couple years, replacig it with aftermarket unit for sure
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1. Get a real gauge
2. After throwing the same oil into my new motor, i am seeing 50psi at WOT 15 psi from 3000-7500 3. As long as you have pressure i wouldn't worry. 4. But seriously, get a real gauge |
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