Oil Pressure@ cold start
Frank Orozco
forozco@clunet.edu
Sun, 23 Jun 2002 20:09:45 -0500
Hey guys,
I was hoping someone on the list would know whats going on here.
A search of the archives turned up nothing.
My oil pressure @ cold start used to be dead nuts at 61 psi, now it wont go
past 48. It happened after changing my oil, but I didnt try a new weight,
I am still using the same Mobil 1 synthetic 15w-50 I have always used. The
only thing that was different was I had to use a Fram filter, because I was
out of Nissan ones. I figured this might be my problem, so I switched to a
Mobil 1 oil filter ($12!) and am still have the same problem. What could
this be? Is my oil pump giving up the ghost?
Oil Pressure when warm is completely normal. 15-20 psi at idle, hovers
around 51 psi during freeway driving, and 60 psi on wide open throttle runs.
Thanks guys.
Frank Orozco
1996 200sx SE-R
F-MAX Stage 2
340 whp/380 ft lbs.