I've been using Mobil 1 since my first oil change. My pressure varies
wildly within the tick marks. High during highway driving and low at a
stop light. I think I've seen others mention large flucuations even
regular oil.
At 01:53 PM 2/18/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Mike, I seemed to notice the same thing when I put Mobil1 synthetic in
>mine a few weeks ago. Actually, it fluctuates alot from highway to
>idling now that I think about it...
>
>And, no. Short of putting the oil filter INSIDE oil pan, they couldn't
>have found a much more awkward location... : )
>Richard Collins
>
>> ----------
>> From: Mike Crumley[SMTP:mcrumley@airmail.net]
>> Reply To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 1998 1:05 PM
>> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>> Subject: DML: Oil pressure
>>
>> I did an oil change in the Dak this morning and for the first time
>> replaced
>> the oil with a synthetic (Castrol Syntec 10W-30) which I plan on using
>> from
>> now on. Afterward, I took the truck out for a spin and it seemed like
>> the
>> oil pressure was a bit higher than with regular (non-synthetic) oil.
>> It
>> has always been my experience that the oil pressure drops slightly as
>> the
>> oil get old and worn out, then when you change oil the pressure goes
>> back
>> up. I will readily admit that this may well be just a figment of my
>> imagination or the product of a faulty memory (I can't remember
>> _exactly_
>> where the gauge went to last time I changed oil) but it seems slightly
>> higher. Has anyone else noticed this with synthetic oil?
>>
>> On a related note, I don't know if this applies to the V8, but for
>> those of
>> you smart enough to have gotten your Dak with a money saving V6 (damn,
>> I
>> swear I can hear about 250 "reply" buttons being pressed) could they
>> have
>> put the oil filter in a harder to get to location?
>>
>> Mike (don't bother, we already know how much better the V8 is) Crumley
>>
>> --
>> Mike Crumley mcrumley@airmail.net
>> 97 Dakota Regular Cab Short Bed
>> 3.9L V6 3.55 Auto
>> DDBC Bug Shield Mud Flaps
>>
>
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