Re: Oil Pressure

From: Steve Owens (sowens01@rochester.rr.com)
Date: Mon Aug 27 2001 - 20:14:11 EDT


My '01 4.7 goes down to about 1/3. Had it checked by the dealer, and they
said the oil pressure was a steady 38 lbs @ idle. According to the dealer,
the FSM says normal oil pressure ranges from 7 lbs to 40 lbs.

on 8/26/01 8:26 PM, Karsh at karsh@cox-internet.com wrote:

> Noticed that since I changed the oil last time to Quaker state 5w-30 that my
> oil pressures does something funny. When I'm running down the road the
> pressure ride at the 3/4 mark and stays. After the engine gets warmed up
> though if I sit at an idle the pressure drops to just a tad under the half
> way point. This is a 4.7 in a 2001 quad cab. Anyone else have this? Is
> this normal and I just now caught it or what?
>
>
> Karsh
>



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