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Old 03-07-2007, 01:25 AM
psfred psfred is offline
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Too low for 20 W 50 oil -- you may have a bad seat or ball on the pressure relief valve, or a bad gauge. Easy to check, have your tech put a real mechanical pressure gauge in place of the sending unit.

You really need to have 0.3 bar minimum pressure at idle, else extended idle will cause the main bearings to fail.

Real pressure that low indicates a leaking pressure relief valve in the oil filter housing, worn main bearings, or a worn out oil pump.

Peter
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