Well I was taught that a little higher oil pressure was good for an engine
because it meant that the oil has enough pressure to get in all the small
spaces in the engine and ensures the entire engine is adequately
lubricated. My dad always liked to see a good strong oil pressure on his
vehicles, he worked on all his vehicles himself and never had any major
problems out of any of them so I'll go with his opinion....
Bruce
>
> Yes, I noticed precisely the same thing when I went to Syntec 5w-50 about a
> month ago. Not a huge increase, but noticeable if you pay attention. Not a
> figment of your imagination. I wonder if it's good, bad, or not enough of a
> difference to matter?
>
> Tate Strickland
>
> 97 reg cab 5.2 v8
> ----------
>
>
> 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?
>
> 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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