Author Topic: What should stock oil pressure be at idle??? (Read 18054 times)

shox75 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 28, 2005, 07:15:59 pm »

I remember we discussed this a while back. I said i'd let you know my pressures when i get the gauge installed, and it took me till now to put together enought fitting to fit the oil filter flange and accomodate both the stock switch and an autometer standard thread sending unit.
Anyway so far I've only measured pressure at the filter.
At cold start-up - 75-80 psi
At normal operating temperature - 20-25 psi
that is both at idle.
I believe these are pretty normal. I will look into reading the head pressures aswell. However I remember telling that i had a bad lifter tick, so ended up replacing the lifters and it fixed the problem, so i am not overall to worried about the head pressure issue any more.

v8volvo · « **Reply #16 on:** October 29, 2005, 09:49:25 am »

If I am getting about 75 psi at lukewarm idle, is that OK or too much?

jtanguay · « **Reply #17 on:** February 05, 2009, 11:17:31 am »

Quote from: "v8volvo"

If I am getting about 75 psi at lukewarm idle, is that OK or too much?

i was searching for a post and came across this... wow time to ressurect a 2005 post :shock: nobody answered his post

zukgod1 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 05, 2009, 11:21:45 am »

HA!! :lol: :lol:

Leave it to you to go trolling for old stuff

Next time I'm board I'm going to start searching as well. see if I can keep up with ya..

Just having fun man.