Stupid question. I know it'll be slightly different from engine to engine.. but..

Anyone with a 3.0 engine, 2WD, Auto trans, what is your oil pressure level? Mine runs between O and R of normal. Just wondering as to what it *SHOULD* be. Thanks.

 

93-up has a dummy gauge. Your oil pressure will read that no matter what it really is as long as you have 6 PSI pressure. It's a glorified dummy light.

 

Please tell me that you're kidding me. That's... stupid. So tell me this, why does it fluctuate then?

 

......is you have a "normal" gauge in a pre-93 van. Maybe it sat 'til -93 before sold.
Anyway; a'colorado taught me to check the conection to the oil-pressure-unit if the reading tends to be low. Back or engine, passenger side, one-wire connector easily accessible from inside van, through firewall cover.
Mine used to read real low, even triggered a "engine" red warning light. Made a better connection and it helped.
If you're running synthetic oil you might also get a slightly lower reading.

Good luck
NorthernStar

 

i have 90 3.0
my oil pressure runs about 3/4 or the letter m when cold and dropps down slightly when engine is warm up. sounds to me that yours is too low. it could just be the guage or you could have worn main bearing and loosing oil pressure. this would happen if you have lots of miles on motor. iam also running synthetic oil.