 swap finished!, oil pressure |
 Jan 25, 2013 - 8:57 PM
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Oil pressure at idle around 5. Wide open throttle 33?
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Jan 27, 2013 - 2:17 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 29, '11 From Haltom City, Texas Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Well, first I would get the engine to operating temperature, then I would pour a can of Seafoam into it. You can run the engine mildly with the seafoam, but I wouldnt recommend going too harsh considering you already have an oil pressure problem. Really what Im looking for the seafoam to do is to clean around the oil-pump pickup. Once youve run it for 15-30 minutes with the seafoam you should drain the oil, remove the filter and put a higher viscosity in to see if it raises the pressure. If you are using 5W-30 or 10W-30 I would suggest a 10W-40 at least. I think 0W-40 5W-40 and 5W-50 are available in synthetics and these would be even better. If you arent expecting any more freezing weather in Utah then 20W-50 may be appropriate, it is actually recomended by toyota for our Texas summer.
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talen swap finished! Jan 25, 2013 - 8:57 PM
soulshadow If it shoots too high your either way too low on o... Jan 25, 2013 - 11:06 PM
talen QUOTE (soulshadow @ Jan 26, 2013 - 12... Jan 26, 2013 - 7:24 PM Syaoran http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/motor-oil-101/ Jan 27, 2013 - 2:29 PM talen thanks for post edy! this is where im at right... Jan 27, 2013 - 9:13 PM Smaay you guys and that seafoam crap. i have never used... Jan 30, 2013 - 1:28 PM talen Cool thanks. Never used the stuff before. Jan 30, 2013 - 10:26 PM trdproven im a bit iffy on using that stuff as well. Feb 5, 2013 - 9:58 PM |
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