0 oil pressure.... July 31, 2005, 03:01:57 PM So I finally got around to checking the oil pressure. Something I should have done ages ago I grant you but I'm still new at this. So with my trusty $10 oil gauge plugged in I recorded the initial oil pressure at about 45 PSI (it's got 30W oil). 10 minutes in oil pressure was around 12. Then I put the car in gear and it dropped like a rock...might be a few PSI since the gauge goes in increments of 25 but still it's pretty down there. I'm mostly just venting at this point because it's obvious I need a new engine in there. Oh well. I'll manage it. Quote Selected
Re: 0 oil pressure.... Reply #1 – July 31, 2005, 03:38:14 PM id put some 20w 50 in it and if i doesnt knock i would drive it till it started knockingand get a good oil pressure gauge one that doesnt read in 25 pnd increments Quote Selected
Re: 0 oil pressure.... Reply #2 – August 01, 2005, 12:01:52 PM Very important to get a good guage and to make sure it reads correctly. My brand new Snap-On guage is going back because it reads low....Tested the pressure iwth TWO OTHER GUAGES and they read identical while my brand new one read 7 PSI low on all accounts. Quote Selected
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