Oil Pressure
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Oil Pressure
I changed the oil for the first time since I have owned the truck and the pressure is noticeably lower. I am running 10W-30. No clue how many miles are on the engine, it does use a little oil. Will running a thicker oil, 5W-30 bring the pressure back up? What about adding some Lucas?
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Aaron
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Oil Pressure
5w-30 is thinner than 10W30 I run 10W40 in my truck and get about 60pounds@3000RPM what are you getting? a FE 360/390 only needs 6psi to idle according to the original Ford engineers, but that only applies if it picks up immediately with you goose the throttle.
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Oil Pressure
I'm using 15W40 in our '68, which is registering
low anyway, and straight 30 in the '63, which is also
registering low at idle only...
Steve & the Rockette
'63 F100
'68 F100
'72 Capri 2L
'73 Capri 2.6L V6
'73 MG B GT 2.6L V6(Ford)
'98 Contour SVT 2.5L V6 (Mods)
'01 ZX2 (No Mods yet)
low anyway, and straight 30 in the '63, which is also
registering low at idle only...
Steve & the Rockette
'63 F100
'68 F100
'72 Capri 2L
'73 Capri 2.6L V6
'73 MG B GT 2.6L V6(Ford)
'98 Contour SVT 2.5L V6 (Mods)
'01 ZX2 (No Mods yet)
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