Re: elevated oil pressure

From: Mike Crumley (mcrumley@airmail.net)
Date: Wed Jun 10 1998 - 14:19:32 EDT


At 10:15 AM 6/10/98 , you wrote:
>I just replaced my 10W30 winter weight oil with some 5W30 synthetic blend
>and Slick50 additive. I have noticed that since the change, my oil
>pressure gauge reads noticeably higher. The oil level is fine (right in
>the middle of the acceptable range). Anyone know why the oil pressure
>would increase with the change to 5W30, synthetic, or PTFE additive?
>

I switched from 10W30 dino to 10W30 synthetic and saw a slight increase in
pressure reading. Others report the same thing. Don't know why though.

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Mike Crumley  mcrumley@airmail.net
97 Dakota  Regular Cab  Short Bed
3.9L V6   3.55 Auto  Rhino Liner
Bug Shield  Mud Flaps  DDBC



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