Re: Oil Pressure

[Walt Boeninger <Walt_Boeninger@hp.com>]

Walt Philipson wrote:
> 
> Dwayne
> 
> I believe newer engines use higher volume oil pumps and relieve excess flow
> at high rpm back to the sump so that at idle there is minimal loss of
> pressure. Of course most new cars only have idiot lights so we may never
> know what the pressure is! 

It's worse than that.....many new cars have idiot gauges.

Ford got so many complaints about "low" oil pressure, most of their
gauges...are not!   If there is any oil pressure, they read OK.  My 97 5.0
Explorer oil pressure gauge never moves from mid scale while running.


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