Well Steve first off welcome and congrats on a great truck and a great
engine. I have never seen my 4.7l ping. In the summer i will occasionally
see my oil pressure drop while idling, granted it drops to a level that is
still much more than what you actually need to keep an engine at that RPM
that it is nothing to worry about. I run 5w30 mobil1. Throw in some Bosch
+4 plugs and that will be a very happy engine.
Chris
>Hi!
>
>Just joined the list a couple of days ago. My name is Steve Owens, and I
>just picked
>up my 2001 Dakota CC 4X4 on Saturday. I love this truck! I'd like to start
>out by thanking
>the list members for all their input. Reading the archives helped me learn a
>number of things
>I probably wouldn't have otherwise (such as the pinging in the 4.7s).
>
>I also have an initial question: The truck has the 4.7, and I noticed the
>other day that,
>when the truck gets warm, the oil pressure drops from 3/4 scale on the guage
>to 1/2
>at idle. When the truck gets rolling, the pressure goes back up to 3/4. It
>never goes
>below 1/2 scale reguardless of how long it sits idle. I talked to a Dodge
>service guy I
>trust, and he says this is normal, though he's never seen it go to 1/2
>scale. Has anyone
>else seen this behavior?
>
>Again, thanks!
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