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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 04:19 AM
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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 06:00 AM
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I believe its supposed to be below 30psi at idle when already warm. I believe mine is below 20, its normal.
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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 06:01 AM
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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by jvanquish
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Lol Werd.
There were a couple threads at the repairing forum regarding the idle oil pressure at operating temp.
Mine is around 10psi after switching to Mobil 1 10w-40 from conventional oil.
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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 06:28 AM
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I am also at 10PSI at idle with Mobil 1 10w-30.
You should be around 30-40psi when you are driving normally after your engine warms up. The oil pump is driven by the engine, with a gear pump, this positive displacement pump is totally dependent on RPM for Flow, thus the lower the RPM the lower the flow the lower the pressure for a given viscocity. When your engine is cold, the oil has a higher viscocity thus for the same flow rate you will have a much higher pressure. That is why they give your oil a range of viscocities (10w-30), one is for cold, the other is for warm.

Hope this helps.
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