Normal. just the oil in a HOT state of use..
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Fitchett <fitchett@chem.utah.edu>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 10:44 AM
Subject: DML: oil pressure question
> This may be a silly question.... this past weekend i made about a 2000
mile
> trip (Salt Lake , SF, SLO, LA, back to Salt Lake) and about halfway
through
> (around Monterey, CA) i noticed the oil pressure changing quite a bit
while
> i was driving. when stopped it would drop down to a little less than the
> middle of that "safe" range and while driving along the highway it would
peg
> near top of the range. is this normal and something that i just havent
> noticed before in the other 45,000 miles of driving this truck? the truck
> had a full oil change before i left and the level was never low throughout
> all the stops at gas stations along the way. also the check engine light
> came on one night before we stopped for the evening, but it was off when
we
> started the next morning.... any idea what would cause that.
>
> Brian
> Black 98 V6 CC
> Gibson Exhaust, Quick D intake
> Lowered 2/4
>
>
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