oil pressure when starting
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oil pressure when starting
Hey guys
Problem when i start my 1984 Ford f150 the oil pressure is high about 50 psi and after it warms up it drops to about 30 or 35 psi
is that normal.
any ideal or any HELP
Problem when i start my 1984 Ford f150 the oil pressure is high about 50 psi and after it warms up it drops to about 30 or 35 psi
is that normal.
any ideal or any HELP
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From: oxon hill, MD U.S.A
my truck dose the same go's off the scale then drop to normal that is normal for me any way somebody sayed to me that this truck the higer is better the time to worry is when the pressuer go too low question do you have a digtal gauge for your gauges all mine are factory needels
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From: NE Texas
Originally posted by Oldbones
Every truck I've ever owned, Ford and others, did the same thing.
I prefer it this way as opposed to the alternative.
Oldbones
Every truck I've ever owned, Ford and others, did the same thing.
I prefer it this way as opposed to the alternative.
Oldbones
Same here. It is normal. Even seen them go as low as 15 PSI when under strain. If it fluctuates intermittently then you may have a problem. Most of the time, though, it is the sending unit when that happens.
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From: Rose City, MI
I just put a set of walmart mechanical gauges into mine and it has about 60 when idleing when i first start it and once the oil gets warmed up it will drop to about 25- 30 psi when i accelerate it goes back up to about 50 - 60 so i am assumeing thats normal. When i had the factory gauges hooked up with the new sending unit it would go off the chart and then run in the middle of normal so i think ur fine.
