Correlation--oil pressure and engine health?
10-26-2006, 02:58 AM
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RE: Correlation--oil pressure and engine health?
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You can have good oil pressure and still burn oil. Worn rings and valve guide can burn oil. You can also suck it up through the breather and pcv valve. I really wouldn't worry about it, especially if your car is high mileage.
You can have good oil pressure and still burn oil. Worn rings and valve guide can burn oil. You can also suck it up through the breather and pcv valve. I really wouldn't worry about it, especially if your car is high mileage.
Also, I didn't read your link, Grabbem, but it takes both pump flow and tight clearances to create oil pressure. I'm sure you already knew that already...just wanted to chime in on the debate. You could create high oil pressure through larger clearances by having a higher flowing pump, or through smaller clearances having a weaker pump. At any rate, I'll read the article you linked later, after my boy goes to bed. Thanks again, fellas.
10-26-2006, 03:00 AM
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RE: Correlation--oil pressure and engine health?
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You can have good oil pressure and still burn oil. Worn rings and valve guide can burn oil. You can also suck it up through the breather and pcv valve. I really wouldn't worry about it, especially if your car is high mileage.
You can have good oil pressure and still burn oil. Worn rings and valve guide can burn oil. You can also suck it up through the breather and pcv valve. I really wouldn't worry about it, especially if your car is high mileage.
10-26-2006, 04:08 AM
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RE: Correlation--oil pressure and engine health?
Hey FoxGT, so what caused your twisted pump shaft? It looks like a piece of damn licorice! Was it really from what Grabbem was describing...the pump having to do extra work because of low oil pressure (which I can't quite wrap my head around).
Was it really from what Grabbem was describing...the pump having to do extra work because of low oil pressure (which I can't quite wrap my head around).
10-26-2006, 05:07 AM
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RE: Correlation--oil pressure and engine health?
Thaks fellas, i just learned something for the day. The perks of reading post you have know nothing about......boy how do i learn from this site. You fellas are great.
10-26-2006, 09:46 AM
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RE: Correlation--oil pressure and engine health?
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just think about it this way man. The oil pressure in your motor is not created by the oil pump, it creates flow. Just like a water pump. What creates oil pressure is your clearances in you motor. The larger your oil clearances, the lower your oil pressure; therefore, worn parts and high oil clearances creates low pressure. It in no way correlates with oil consumption.
just think about it this way man. The oil pressure in your motor is not created by the oil pump, it creates flow. Just like a water pump. What creates oil pressure is your clearances in you motor. The larger your oil clearances, the lower your oil pressure; therefore, worn parts and high oil clearances creates low pressure. It in no way correlates with oil consumption.
10-26-2006, 01:58 PM
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RE: Correlation--oil pressure and engine health?
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you kids don't read....read that link i gave and you will all understand
you kids don't read....read that link i gave and you will all understand
Good article though.
10-26-2006, 03:31 PM
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RE: Correlation--oil pressure and engine health?
http://www.aa1car.com/library/2004/ic110446.htm
ok i'm done with it.....maybe this will help....i have thousands of these saved,and i understand i'm awful at getting the point across...
both myself and the dude named blink716 are right...
ok i'm done with it.....maybe this will help....i have thousands of these saved,and i understand i'm awful at getting the point across...
both myself and the dude named blink716 are right...
10-26-2006, 05:31 PM
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RE: Correlation--oil pressure and engine health?
I'm not saying you aren't. I'm saying you're both right. You have to have something pumping to create pressure(oil pump) & you have to have something making resistance (low clearance on bearings) to make it. You're both right & the diagram was just for a better understanding of it.
A small piece of metal (looked like it came from the pump itself) got lodged between the pump gear. It was about the size of this ---> O
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Hey FoxGT, so what caused your twisted pump shaft? It looks like a piece of damn licorice! Was it really from what Grabbem was describing...the pump having to do extra work because of low oil pressure (which I can't quite wrap my head around).
Hey FoxGT, so what caused your twisted pump shaft? It looks like a piece of damn licorice!
Was it really from what Grabbem was describing...the pump having to do extra work because of low oil pressure (which I can't quite wrap my head around).