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Oil Pressure @ 25 - 30 psi 200

posted by  someone claiming to be rhoneyfi on  Tue Jun 21 19:48 CST 2011 [RELATED]

Hi,

My oil pressure switch was acting up a bit, so today I replaced it. Before I did, I tested the oil pressure. At warm idle, it was 25 psi.When I acclerated to approx 2,000 rpm, pressure increased to 30psi and then slighly went back down to 25psi.

I drove the car around after replacing the switch and it runs normal, light does not flicker or come on randomly like before.

Should I be concerned about this low psi? Bentley shows minimum should be 36 psi and max of 87 psi. I was using a $3 oil pressure gauge from Harbor Freight...not sure how accurate those things are. Oil/filter changed 300 miles go, 10w 30.

Thanks



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