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01-06-2005, 07:17 PM | #1 |
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oil pressure problem
i have just swapped my inline 6 for a used 350 and i am having low oil pressure at idle. it drops all the way down to zero. but while i am driving the pressure is fine. what could be causing this. i put 20w 50 oil in to increse pressure but still have low idle pressure.
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01-06-2005, 09:00 PM | #2 |
Led Sled! Discs R 4 ME!
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Location: Toms River, NJ, USA (Transplanted Hoosier)
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FIrst check the sender.
Could be bad or even not grounding correctly. I have replaced an oil pump before and it turned out that is was just the sender. |
01-06-2005, 09:05 PM | #3 |
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thats what i'd say..temperature and RPM is also a factor
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01-07-2005, 12:52 AM | #4 |
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i dont have a tach and the sender was good from the six that it came off of (they were interchangeable- thank you GM!). could i idle the truck up to increase pressure? i think its sitting at about 6-8psi at idle.
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