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Old 01-29-2006, 11:17 PM
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Just hooked up my Autometer oil pressure gauge and it is reading 30-35 at idle and 50-60 when driving.

That normal?
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Old 01-29-2006, 11:22 PM
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is the car warm? if so that is great almost as good as mine.
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Old 01-29-2006, 11:42 PM
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Yeah when it got warm it went down to 30-35.

When I first started it it was amost at 50.
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Old 01-30-2006, 12:01 AM
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Thats how mine is. But my motor has 240,000 miles and I thought it was a little low.
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Old 01-30-2006, 12:14 AM
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for 240k thats good to, mine is 65cold start and 37 when warm at idle, but when i get on it or start pulling when it is warm it goes to 60psi
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