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Oil pressure questions
I have a few questions, exactly what is good oil pressure and what is bad.
my oil pressure while im ideling stays at about 3.50-3.75 and while im crusing its at 4.75-5. im using 10w30 castrol and its about 85-90 degrees here in killeen Texas. thanks josh
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Im really curious because i dont know anthing about the motor that wa put in this car by the previous owner.
it just had junkyard writing on it when i got it, so i dont know how many miles it had on it.
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That's right where it should be. Read this link for more info. Lots of good info for you if you haven't already read it. I spent some time one day and read the entire thing. Between reading that and Clark's I pretty much fixed everything on my car my self.
 Oil Pressure Info: http://www.connact.com/~kgross/FAQ/944faq08.html FAQ Info: http://www.connact.com/~kgross/FAQ/944faq.html
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good numbers, but i think you should be using 10/40 in the summer, 'specially in texas
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06-25-2007, 05:40 PM
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I use 10-40 full synethic high mileage.
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