Oil Pressure

[Devon Harley]

Hey guys whats your oil pressure warmed up I was (20 psi) since ive owned it parked for 7 months from a jack sause that T-boned me. Anyways its at 15-14 an it comes up smooth with throttle to 42 psi. THOUGHTS?

 

['94IDITurbo7.3]

that's about what mine is.

 

[dsltech83]

Sounds good to me.

 

[icanfixall]

Nothing wrong with that pressure. Check it next time you change the oil. Differant oils maintain pressure differantly and they burn off at differant rates. Plenty of posts about differant oils burning off faster than what members usually run.

 

[Devon Harley]

I switched to Motorcraft stroker oil red bottle and started using fl-1995 filter but if Alls goods then it's good thanks guys. I thought it meant the oil cooler was on its way to going out.

 

[Agnem]

I'd expect 8-10 when hot at idle. No worries. 35-45 when cruising is normal for most folks.

 

[towcat]

condition normal. run it like you just stole it.

 

[SkipBurney]

Same here 18 to 20 at hot idle 40 going down the road

 

[boxathey]

12-15 hot idle - 40 cranking down the road

 

[Devon Harley]

Thanks guys thought I would make sure before I went ahead and rebuilt the oil cooler.

 

[jim x 3]

Devon,

My '88 has all stock gauges, so it reads "N" at idle. And when I'm bombing down the highway it reads, come to think of it, "N".

Regards,

 

[Devon Harley]

When should an oil cooler get rebuilt? Miles=maintance?

 

[dsltech83]

There's no set interval for that kind of thing but id say those orings should be changed if they are more than 10 yrs old.

 

[Dave 001]

When should an oil cooler get rebuilt? Miles=maintance?

There really isn't a reason to rebuild it unless something is actually wrong with it. The coolant side of the cooler will be in good shape as long as you maintain your cooling system. The oil side of the cooler is as clean as the rest of the oil circuit. Unless an O-ring starts leaking on the cooler, just leave it alone.

Dave

 

[bagpiperjosh]

According to my oil gauge that someone else installed before i owned it, I idle at about 40 psi. Should I be concerned?
it seems to drive fine