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| | | high oil pressure after oil/filter change | Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,750 Likes: 13 | OP Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,750 Likes: 13 | changed the oil on the lunavan tonight and when I started it the oil pressure gauge was almost maxed...never seen it that high before.. thoughts? 90 Astro - "The Grey Ghost" - Haulin Ass, Not kids.E-Z Vanners and West Vanners Council of Councils Board Member National Truck-in Board Support Team "No matter where you go, there you are." "If you can't do something smart, Do something right" "There are three kinds of people in the world, those who can count, and those who can't"
| | | Re: high oil pressure after oil/filter change | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 2,847 Likes: 42 veteran | veteran Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 2,847 Likes: 42 | Did you go with a thicker oil? What brand filter? Any start up valvetrain noises after the initial start after refill?
Is the PSI higher at idle after the engine reaches full temperature for at least 20 minutes?
I do not trust electrical OP senders/gauges, especially stock ones. | | | Re: high oil pressure after oil/filter change | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 9,854 Likes: 8 Festerus Vannimus | Festerus Vannimus Joined: May 2007 Posts: 9,854 Likes: 8 | I can tell on my Astro when the oil get low at all, even a 1/2 quart, as the needle will move off the MAX MARK. . .
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