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.
-- 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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