Strange oil problem
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Strange oil problem
I have a 1988 t2 with an fd oil regulator. lately i have noticed that when i get into boost that my aftermarket gauge will jump around. Once i take my foot off the gas the needle will fall to less then 10 psi. But if i stay out of boost it will be act normal and stay around 15 at idle and rise like normal. anyone have any idea what may be causing it to act this way.
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Well i might try it and see if it doe anything. Part of me thinks that it could be the front cover o ring is not seated right could that maybe cause it? Also would it helpful to try and clean the sending unit for the gauge and see if that changes anything?
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i run 20w50 in my n/a and it make a lot of difference. I also run solid mounts and i can tell a huge difference in vibrations between 10w30 and 20w50 the 20w50 make the car much smoother
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Changing weights of oil should drop your pressure, not fix it from bouncing around. I'm going to agree with tex and say you have a loose connection somewhere.
Are you running your aftermarket gauge off the stock sending unit? If so, its not doing any better than the stock one and maybe the sending unit is bad.
Are you running your aftermarket gauge off the stock sending unit? If so, its not doing any better than the stock one and maybe the sending unit is bad.
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no I'm running a defi gauge off an oil filter adapter and I'm running 20w50 and it still seemed two low after it warmed up. this way sound like a weird question but if the oil filler neck wasnt pressed into the block would that allow pressure to get out ?
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