 Oil pressure jumped, Oil pressure up next day after hot drive |
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| lugnuts |
 Jun 20 2015, 08:00 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 14-June 15 From: Wendell NC Member No.: 18,855 Region Association: South East States  |
I'm a newbie so be patient.
I just purchased 74 2.0 and drove it home 100+ miles on 98 degree day. Temp gauge got in the 260-280 range but I "made it". Couple days after, I cranked the car to put it on the lift for a once over and prep for oil change. After cranking oil pressure reads 80+ and light is on. NO unusual noise. Idles ok Once I saw pressure was hanging out in the high zone and the light was on I immediately turned it off. What have I done? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) What steps to analyze the issue? FYI, Once on lift I did find the wire from thermostat was not connected (Per reading, I believe it fails to desired flap position for cooling) Per PO receipt for most recent oil change using Castrol 20-50 @ 4.8 qts |
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| rhodyguy |
Jun 20 2015, 08:33 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,240 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
essentially, 5 quarts is a lot of oil! recheck the oil level in the car while cold and static.
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| Java2570 |
Jun 20 2015, 08:38 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 649 Joined: 7-May 11 From: Fishers, IN Member No.: 13,035 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Oil change with filter replacement should get 3.7 quarts....you're overfilled! Definitely check that level out and replace with a high zinc oil like Joe Gibbs Driven, Brad Penn, or Valvoline VR1. Also, check integrity of oil pressure and temp senders, wires, etc.
Not a bad idea to plumb in manual gauges to check out pressure and compare to what your cockpit gauge says.... |
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