ECurtis
Seasoned Member
What is your normal oil pressure?
Yesterday morning in the Davenport area it was about 45 degrees F. I decided to go for a drive in the XLR. I started it and let it warm up for approximately 3 minutes. This is my standard practice. The engine had reved down by that time. However, I noticed that my oil pressure was up to about 65 psi. I drove at 35 mph for about 15 minutes and the pressure reduced to about 45 psi and remained their thoughout driving. Of course when I would accelerate the pressure would momentarily increase. The owners manual says that the pressure should be between 20-80 psi (I believe), but it got me wondering if there were a lot of differences between the pressures these cars run at. It is interesting to note that this is normal operation for my XLR whether the outside temperature is cool (35 degrees F) or hot (80 degrees F). I run full synthetic.
What is your normal pressure?
Yesterday morning in the Davenport area it was about 45 degrees F. I decided to go for a drive in the XLR. I started it and let it warm up for approximately 3 minutes. This is my standard practice. The engine had reved down by that time. However, I noticed that my oil pressure was up to about 65 psi. I drove at 35 mph for about 15 minutes and the pressure reduced to about 45 psi and remained their thoughout driving. Of course when I would accelerate the pressure would momentarily increase. The owners manual says that the pressure should be between 20-80 psi (I believe), but it got me wondering if there were a lot of differences between the pressures these cars run at. It is interesting to note that this is normal operation for my XLR whether the outside temperature is cool (35 degrees F) or hot (80 degrees F). I run full synthetic.
What is your normal pressure?