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Posted by copey on Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 20:13:21 :
In Reply to: Re: Oil presure toooo high posted by Rocky in SC on Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 15:29:44 :
My question would be weres the leak and identify the problem > sometimes if the O P is to high and the seals on worn engines cant stop the flow > in most cases the rear main seal is affected by high oil pressure and sometimes the plug in behind the cam will leak and least likly the front seal> I would install the correct oil and a "test " pressure gauge that i could trust on > then drive 30 minutes at hiway speed then stop the vehicle and at idle (hot) read the pressure guage > you should see the oil pressure at what would be the operating range > if its still over 50 psi at this stage thats too high i would consider another pump with lower pressure > and for low pressure we are lead ro believe the higher the better, in most cases of oil pump failure, high presser and higher volumes pumps seem, to have a higher failure rate do to the stress > just remember that model Ts had a splash lubrcating system to lube the rods> so how much pressure do you relly need? > i have many old pieces of iron that run all day long on 3 to 4 pounds oil pressure ~copey
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