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09-10-2008, 10:12 AM #1Junior Member
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white & not painted yet- 2000 Z28 & 1984 Z28
Motor wants to over heat & oil pressure drops?
ok i have a question
i have a 98 camaro Z28 and when i am driving it in hot weather, lately my temperture gauge has been going up and i have changed the hoses and thermostat, and when the temperture goes up the oil pressure drops.....does anyone know whats going on.
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09-10-2008, 10:51 AM #2The Bandit
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SGM- 1998 Trans Am WS6
How low is the oil pressure dropping?? Its normal for it to drop somewhat when the engine heats up, since the oil thins out with the increased tempuratures and flows much easier through the motor.
What temperature is the engine getting up to?? Sounds like you may have a cooling fan issue, perhaps a bad cooling fan relay or coolant temp sensor.
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09-10-2008, 11:03 AM #3Junior Member
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white & not painted yet- 2000 Z28 & 1984 Z28
the oil preesure drop to almost nothing, and the temp almost maxes out
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09-10-2008, 11:41 AM #4Your dealership guy
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Velocity Yellow- 2008 Corvette Z06
How is the oil level? Do you notice any leaks anywhere? Hopefully you don't have a head gasket issue!
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09-10-2008, 08:22 PM #5Member
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Cooling issue
Originally Posted by Wesman
Motor oil thins out as it heats up. Find out the cause of your cooling issue. Then your oil pressure issue will be corrected as well.
CompSyn
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09-11-2008, 02:59 AM #6Your dealership guy
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Velocity Yellow- 2008 Corvette Z06
It definitely shouldnt go down to 0 though.... there is something else going on. Originally Posted by CompSyn
Motor oil thins out as it heats up. Find out the cause of your cooling issue. Then your oil pressure issue will be corrected as well.
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09-11-2008, 10:28 AM #7Senior Member
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black- 2002 WS6
Start with your fan operation and get a coolant flush done. Also under what condition exactly does it do this, all the time or on the move?
Pull off the upper rad cover/airbox and see what kind of crap has gotten sucked in there. If that air space get blocked, or the lower deflector under the car gets broken off it will cause the car to over heat.
When was the last time you checked the coolant level? They don't like getting too low.
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