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Old Mar 16, 2017 | 03:56 PM
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Well, upon looking at my oil pressure gauge at idle it seems to be low. I'm not sure if it's an issue or not, yes I have done research on here but I cannot decide if this is a problem or not.

my car does not have an oil light going off or anything like that and my car is acting normal and the pressure seems to be fine when actually driving. I'm fairly sure that the oil pressure has been the same at idle since I got the car but I haven't paid a ton of attention to it at idle.

My car idling is at around 700 RPMs, I have an 04 touring with 170287 miles to be exact. The oil level seems to be fine as well.

Should I be concerned? I will leave a photo of the oil gauge below.


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Old Mar 16, 2017 | 08:58 PM
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Since you've done research -

A. you know that the sensor that sends data to that gauge is (or isnt?) reliable...
B. what the FSM says about oil pressure at idle? at 2000 rpm, and at 6000rpm (I'll give you a hint - LU-7)
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Old Mar 17, 2017 | 06:28 AM
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Mine reads nearly identical and 46k on the clock. Pulls hard. No lights or anything.
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Old Mar 17, 2017 | 07:11 AM
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All three of my VQs (DE, HR, VHR) have all read the same/similar at warm idle. Many threads all indicate SOP.
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Old Mar 17, 2017 | 08:14 AM
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Glad you posted, bro. My 208k 06 idles the same way. Now i feel better.
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Old Mar 17, 2017 | 08:35 AM
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Wow, I must be 1 of the lucky ones. Just under 30 at idle.
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Old Mar 17, 2017 | 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by firekrave
Glad you posted, bro. My 208k 06 idles the same way. Now i feel better.
same, it was one of those things that felt maybe OK but would worry me until I got other opinions.

thanks to everyone who replied
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Old Mar 20, 2017 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by jhc
Wow, I must be 1 of the lucky ones. Just under 30 at idle.
Same on my '08. If I ever saw my gauge read that low, I'd have kittens.
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