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01-05-2010, 10:50 PM #1
oil pressure low? need opinions..
Ok so yesterday I had the car completley back together fresh oil in the engine new ac delco oil filter with 7 quarts of mobil 5-W30 synthetic. Turned the key and it fired right up with no hesitation and suprisingly idled very well with the new cam on a stock tune. While I had the engine apart I replaced the factory oil pump with a ported ls6 oil pump. I noticed the oil pressure was very low once I started it up it was hanging around 7 psi, before the build on the stock oil pump i had 40lbs at every rpm, now I realize the new lifters needed time to pump up and all so I waited and it finally climbed to about 15-17 at idle now and climbs to about 41 once I step on the gas, but my factory oil pump had better pressure, again this is a new ported ls6 oil pump. Any ideas? thanks
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01-06-2010, 01:08 PM #2
Are you sure you have the pickup tube and O ring set in the pump good, and you didn't tear the O ring? I wouldn't want any less than 25 psi
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01-07-2010, 06:00 AM #3
Yes I am positive the o-ring is good and seated properly. I just can't figure it out. Anyway I drove it on the autobahn for 3 hours today at speeds of 100-165 mph the entire way and it ran like a top. I think it's ok. I read the my corvette owners manual and to my suprise it said that a reading as low as 6 pounds can be considered normal when the engine is hot and using thin oil. But normal pressure should be between 20-40. Once I am over 1500 rpms I have around 25 plus and from there it climbs higher as the rpms climb but at idle I have seen it read as low as 11. I think I will just order a new sending unit for it and see what happens there is a possiblity it could be going out or the gauge isnt reading properly after all I did have the engine torn down and theres a chance I could have screwed up the sending unit.
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01-07-2010, 08:59 PM #4
It wouldn't hurt to run an aftermarket gauge and sending unit with your stock one just for backup to be sure... I envy you, I'd love to beable to open my car up and see what it would do without getting locked up for it lol
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01-10-2010, 12:32 PM #5
Ive heard of people having problems with caddie lifters with a higher flow pump.
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