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Old 10-25-02, 10:42 AM
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WOW!!! 35psi oil pressure at idle at temp, could this cause a power loss....

I live in minnesota, it has recently dropped in temp here dramatically, average is 30F a day and dropping.

My oil pressure has shot up, (at temp) 35 at idle and 70+ by 1700 it starts with ease every morning though.

anyways, could this cause a noticable power loss. My friend was telling me my car is way slower than it was in the summer. I had somewhat noticed.

what kind of weight should I be running in this temp.
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Well, naturally, the oil pressure will be greater in cold weather, during warm-up. As far as the oil weight, 10W30.
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do you think it could cause this loss of power,

I was also thinking to check that little filter in the carb, i bet its never been changed.
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No, it wouldn't cause a loss of power. The fact that you HAVE pressure is good. Check your fuel or ignition system for power loss.
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mine sits at about 40psi at idle after its warmed up and driving around sits aat about 80psi. I would think that sounds normal.
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Yea, its normal, mine varies between 30-40 depending on the temperature.
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Well at 750 idle its like 20 or so, go to about 1500 and its almost 50 ... So its not a bad thing, but I do wanna argue the point of oil weight versus pressure Who wants to start first?
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Hmmm, Its really cold here right now, wouldnt that cause it to run a little lean. I have stock jetting with all my mods (sig) so its allready running lean.

thats probably it.

whatever, its going in storage in 4 days for the blown 13b to go in.

Ohh, and I fried my clutch today. It shakes alot now.

I was showing off to my girlfriend by pulling a bootleg turn at 50mph.

I ended up going backwards at about 15mph with my rear tires moving at about 50.

kuhmos smell funning when turned to smoke.
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mines55@ idle and 85 when above 2k
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