Oil Pressure Gauge Finally Working, 3S-GTE Oil Pressure Options

[Bitter]

And for the record, the previous owner didnt' run synth. My engine now has 165xxx. Still runs like a charm.
I have replaced all the seals, but the bearings and rings are still the original ones.

i switched to synthetic and my valve seals have gotten alot less leaky, for me synthetic had positive benefits. really tho, if your engine oil is only being held in by deposits of gunk you've got bigger problems then worrying about synthetic vs regular

[Fastbird]

i switched to synthetic and my valve seals have gotten alot less leaky, for me synthetic had positive benefits. really tho, if your engine oil is only being held in by deposits of gunk you've got bigger problems then worrying about synthetic vs regular

I'd double check that. Synthetic oil is inherently thinner than dino oil which is why 90% of the time when you take a higher mileage motor which hasn't been run on synthetic and swap to the man-made stuff, you'll end up with leaks. The synthetic can find it's way past points that wouldn't have leaked with the dino oil. Viscosity aside, a 10W-30 synthetic is going to be thinner than a 10W-30 dino.

As for your valve seals being less leaky after the synthetic swap, did you put any thought towards the possibility of oil drainback being improved with the synthetic to the point that it doesn't gang up on the valve seals?

This post has been edited by Fastbird: Aug 12, 2006 - 9:18 AM