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Oil Light
Hi, I drive a 1991 Plymouth Sundance RS 2.5L 4 cyl TBI with 202,000
miles. The engine is well-tuned and pretty smooth. I'm running with 10W-30 full synthetic oil and Napa Gold oil filter. Oil is pretty clean. Here's my dilema: Oil light on when hot at idle Basically, the oil light comes on when I stop at a red light and shuts off when I accelerate. This only happens after the car is fully warmed and has been driven for a while. The light usually goes on when RPM's get below 800. Are there any worries? Anything to check? |
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Have thew true oil pressure tested with a mechanical gage tapped into the
block where the oil sender is, then you will know the general condition of the engine's internals, regarding oil pressure. > wrote in message oups.com... > Hi, I drive a 1991 Plymouth Sundance RS 2.5L 4 cyl TBI with 202,000 > miles. The engine is well-tuned and pretty smooth. I'm running with > 10W-30 full synthetic oil and Napa Gold oil filter. Oil is pretty > clean. Here's my dilema: > > Oil light on when hot at idle > > Basically, the oil light comes on when I stop at a red light and shuts > off when I accelerate. This only happens after the car is fully warmed > and has been driven for a while. The light usually goes on when RPM's > get below 800. > > Are there any worries? Anything to check? > > ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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I just put an oil pressure gauge on there (used T-Fitting to fit gauge
and oil light switch on engine) and went driving around for a little while. After driving for about 20 minutes, I noted the following readings on my oil gauge: Hot Idle (in drive): 17 Pounds Hot Idle (in Park): 24 Pounds 2000 RPM: 40 Pounds 3000 RPM: 50 Pounds 4000 RPM: 60 Pounds My observation is that my oil light (the teapot) seems to kick on when my gauge gets below 18 Pounds. Is 17 Pounds of pressure at hot idle ok? How many pounds pressure is supposed to kick on the teapot light? |
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> wrote in message oups.com... > I just put an oil pressure gauge on there (used T-Fitting to fit gauge > and oil light switch on engine) and went driving around for a little > while. After driving for about 20 minutes, I noted the following > readings on my oil gauge: > > Hot Idle (in drive): 17 Pounds > Hot Idle (in Park): 24 Pounds > 2000 RPM: 40 Pounds > 3000 RPM: 50 Pounds > 4000 RPM: 60 Pounds > > My observation is that my oil light (the teapot) seems to kick on when > my gauge gets below 18 Pounds. > > Is 17 Pounds of pressure at hot idle ok? > > How many pounds pressure is supposed to kick on the teapot light? > > 17 at idle is low, 30 would be better. Sounds like a well worn engine. You might try running a bit heavier oil if you don't want to tear it down. 20W 50 would probably do wonders. -- Steve ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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Are my bearings shot? Do these oil pressure readings mean that I need
new rod/main bearings? My oil pressure at driving speed seems to appear to be good, though, and it seems to go up by at least 10 pounds for every 1,000 RPM (which is what the specs state). Oil pressure stays at about 50 Pounds while cruising the highway. A compression test was done on the engine 2 months ago. Mechanics said that engine compression is good and even. Results was about 155 PSI across all 4 cylinders. Engine doesn't burn any oil. There is no blue smoke from tailpipe. Engine leaks only less than 1 quart of oil every 3,000 miles (mainly due to leaky valve cover gasket). Other than that, oil consumption is very minimal. Engine still has pretty good power. Are those things (good compression, low oil consumption) good signs that the engine may not actually be that badly worn? BTW, I had the head gasket replaced over 6 months ago. A valve job was also done as well while the head was off. Overall, I wonder if the sensor for the oil light is acting flaky and causing the oil light to come on at the wrong time. |
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Steve W. wrote:
> > wrote in message > oups.com... > >>I just put an oil pressure gauge on there (used T-Fitting to fit gauge >>and oil light switch on engine) and went driving around for a little >>while. After driving for about 20 minutes, I noted the following >>readings on my oil gauge: >> >>Hot Idle (in drive): 17 Pounds >>Hot Idle (in Park): 24 Pounds >>2000 RPM: 40 Pounds >>3000 RPM: 50 Pounds >>4000 RPM: 60 Pounds >> >>My observation is that my oil light (the teapot) seems to kick on when >>my gauge gets below 18 Pounds. >> >>Is 17 Pounds of pressure at hot idle ok? >> >>How many pounds pressure is supposed to kick on the teapot light? >> >> > > 17 at idle is low, 30 would be better. Sounds like a well worn engine. > You might try running a bit heavier oil if you don't want to tear it > down. 20W 50 would probably do wonders. 17 at hot idle is PLENTY- a brand-new engine would give about 20 with a standard oil pump and 10w30 oil. 30 at hot idle is ridiculous unless the engine has a high-volume (non-stock) oil pump. |
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