Ed_K
Jedi Knight
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While changing the oil and filter today, I took the opportunity to remove the oil pressure bypass spring and plunger to check it's condition. The plunger looked to be in good shape but the spring was about .2 " inches shorter than the shop manual listed.
I stretched it out to the proper length, then to check if it would stay, I installed it and then removed it again from the engine. The steel must be old and tired because it shortened back up to the .2 " under spec. I found a nut that was the same size as the opening of the cap and .225 " thick. I installed the nut in the cap under the spring and then screwed it back in the car.
Before this oil change, I was running dino castrol 20w-50 . It would show a little over 60 lbs when cold and then about 50 lbs when driving hot. I am using castrol 20w-50 syntec for the first time. When I started it up, it showed 70 lbs at idle, If I rev it up, it went a little over 80 lbs. I didn't drive it or let it warm up all the way ( rainy day ).
Is there such a thing as too high oil pressure ?
Can I damage something with this higher oil pressure ?
Ed
I stretched it out to the proper length, then to check if it would stay, I installed it and then removed it again from the engine. The steel must be old and tired because it shortened back up to the .2 " under spec. I found a nut that was the same size as the opening of the cap and .225 " thick. I installed the nut in the cap under the spring and then screwed it back in the car.
Before this oil change, I was running dino castrol 20w-50 . It would show a little over 60 lbs when cold and then about 50 lbs when driving hot. I am using castrol 20w-50 syntec for the first time. When I started it up, it showed 70 lbs at idle, If I rev it up, it went a little over 80 lbs. I didn't drive it or let it warm up all the way ( rainy day ).
Is there such a thing as too high oil pressure ?
Can I damage something with this higher oil pressure ?
Ed