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High Oil Pressure Reading
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berry442
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Posted: 05/16/09
01:44 PM
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Running 80 mph on interstate--oil pressure guage rises to 76#--reads 62# at idle. Oil is fine, all other readings are fine--Any ideas as to problem?
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Posted: 05/23/09
03:00 PM
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do you have a high volume pump????? a fresh rebuild????
what weight oil are you running???? i want some of it if i can get that kinds of pressures...
if the oil pump pressure relief valve stuck.. and i have seen them stuck.. the filter blows off the motor...
with that much oil pressure.. i might pull the distributer once in a while and check the drive gear and with a bright light examine the exposed gear teeth on the cam for wear...
important thing to know... if you install a high volume or high pressure pump... or even when you install a replacement oil pump.... there is a oil pump intermediate shaft with a steel collar instead of the plastic collar... that the stock shafts have... many parts stores have the melling version as a part number IS-55E... other companys use similar part numbering systems..
at high pressure.. the only thing holding the intermediate shaft in place is the nylon piece... 7 to 10 bucks makes it a good deal when you have the pan and pump off..
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