Anybody know this? lol The reason is that my oil pressure is pretty damn low at cruising speed, and by low I mean 7-10psi.. I have just a dab of a leak but that is no way in heezy that would cause my pressure drop. Now I put 5 quarts of Mobile One Synth in there... Me and my friends just think that I dont have enough oil in..
I have the K&N oil filter.. My oil cooler lines are probably about 18 inches long each one, return and feed.. That is the shortest I could go being where they are located.
Could this be my issue, that I just dont have enough oil in there?
Thanks.
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If your pressures are that low above 1000 rpms then there is something wrong. Be it sender, bottom end or top end.... Stop driving it and get a mechanical oil pressure gauge on it ASAP!!!!!
if you "overfill" the oil, the turbo will smoke like a pig at idle.
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Yeah thats where im going to start, is the sending unit, gotta go go a new one.. This one is like 3 years old.
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WHITECAVY wrote:Yeah thats where im going to start, is the sending unit, gotta go go a new one.. This one is like 3 years old.
Test it with a mechanical gauge first before you go out and buy anything.
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WHITECAVY wrote:
Could this be my issue, that I just dont have enough oil in there?
Thanks.
umm.. check the dipstick??
RyZ96 wrote:WHITECAVY wrote:
Could this be my issue, that I just dont have enough oil in there?
Thanks.
umm.. check the dipstick??
I believe he's asking if he needs to add more to make up for whatever amount is circulating in the cooler.
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RyZ96- REALLY?
Pete, yea thats what I was asking...
I gotta go out and grab a mechanical guage from somewhere..
Thanks guys.
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98redcavz24 (LD9Stunner) wrote:RyZ96 wrote:WHITECAVY wrote:
Could this be my issue, that I just dont have enough oil in there?
Thanks.
umm.. check the dipstick??
I believe he's asking if he needs to add more to make up for whatever amount is circulating in the cooler.
and why couldn't you figure it out by checking your dipstick? its quite simple solution.... fill oil with the normal amount of oil you use, run the car, check the dipstick. add if needed
its funny that you can figure out your pressure problem, but don't know if you should add more oil or not.
^^Your retarted, and have no Idea what im asking in this post.. Thanks for pointing out the obvious though.
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RyZ96 wrote:98redcavz24 (LD9Stunner) wrote:RyZ96 wrote:WHITECAVY wrote:
Could this be my issue, that I just dont have enough oil in there?
Thanks.
umm.. check the dipstick??
I believe he's asking if he needs to add more to make up for whatever amount is circulating in the cooler.
and why couldn't you figure it out by checking your dipstick? its quite simple solution.... fill oil with the normal amount of oil you use, run the car, check the dipstick. add if needed
its funny that you can figure out your pressure problem, but don't know if you should add more oil or not.
wtf man? the dipstick would read full regardless if there was enough oil going through the cooler or not, it reads the amount of oil in the PAN not the entire system.
z yaaaa wrote:RyZ96 wrote:98redcavz24 (LD9Stunner) wrote:RyZ96 wrote:WHITECAVY wrote:
Could this be my issue, that I just dont have enough oil in there?
Thanks.
umm.. check the dipstick??
I believe he's asking if he needs to add more to make up for whatever amount is circulating in the cooler.
and why couldn't you figure it out by checking your dipstick? its quite simple solution.... fill oil with the normal amount of oil you use, run the car, check the dipstick. add if needed
its funny that you can figure out your pressure problem, but don't know if you should add more oil or not.
wtf man? the dipstick would read full regardless if there was enough oil going through the cooler or not, it reads the amount of oil in the PAN not the entire system.
Yes but with a oil cooler oil could sit in the cooler or the lines and not drain back to the pan, so it would be lower on oil in the pan. I understand what he meant.
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WHITECAVY wrote:Anybody know this? lol The reason is that my oil pressure is pretty damn low at cruising speed, and by low I mean 7-10psi.. I have just a dab of a leak but that is no way in heezy that would cause my pressure drop. Now I put 5 quarts of Mobile One Synth in there... Me and my friends just think that I dont have enough oil in..
I have the K&N oil filter.. My oil cooler lines are probably about 18 inches long each one, return and feed.. That is the shortest I could go being where they are located.
Could this be my issue, that I just dont have enough oil in there?
Thanks.
your oil level isnt directly related to your oil pressure , meaning if you got plenty on the dipstick , then your good
how ever the level was WAY low , then youll see pressure rise then drop when there isnt anything left , tell the oil gets back to the pan
now the low pressure is more of a cause of to many things causing a pressure drop or bleeding off the volume of oil , ie..... bad oil pump , bearing causing a internal leak that is bigger than normal , or to many additional items causing the drop
RyZ96 wrote:98redcavz24 (LD9Stunner) wrote:RyZ96 wrote:WHITECAVY wrote:
Could this be my issue, that I just dont have enough oil in there?
Thanks.
umm.. check the dipstick??
I believe he's asking if he needs to add more to make up for whatever amount is circulating in the cooler.
and why couldn't you figure it out by checking your dipstick? its quite simple solution.... fill oil with the normal amount of oil you use, run the car, check the dipstick. add if needed
its funny that you can figure out your pressure problem, but don't know if you should add more oil or not.
go run your car, then pull the dip stick and see how accurate the reading is. once the car is turned over, oil is splashed on the dipstick and all over the dipstick tube. it wont be accurate at all. I 2nd the mechanical gauge test.
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lol, do you not check your oil by starting a car..running it for a min..shutting it off and checking the level?? yeah thats what i thought.
you don't check your oil cold.. oil does not run down into the pan right away..
go check your dipstick cold without running the car.. gaurentee you it will be way over if you have enough oil in the engine, you run the engine, then check it..
so to answer your question about enough oil... check your dipstick, its that easy.
will pressure be low because of low oil. probably not just like someone else stated
how exactly are you running your oil cooler on your 2.4? I need to do this as well and wasn't exactly sure what was the best way of doing it.
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I would say add an extra quart then start the car and let it run for a few minutes then shut it off and wait 15 - 30 minutes and check your oil level to see where you are.
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