Ray---Let's hope that Penny is just down on oil after some spirited
running. A quick look at the dipstick will tell you something. It's also
possible that the oil in the pan is diluted with fuel, which will also
lower the pressure reading. The pending oil change will tell you if the
pressure goes back to what you found to be normal. (Which happens to be
a little low, but not alarmingly so)
Dick
Ray wrote:
Oh the fun,
I'm driving back home on Sunday. A beautiful day it was. I'm following
my buddies in an '05 Ram1500. We go to pull on to the highway, To keep
up I was at WOT and shifting at about 5,000. The car was keeping up
nicely. When I shifted into 4th, I noticed a big could of smoke bellow
out the tailpipes. I let off as we were up to speed anyway. It didn't
happen again, and I got no more smoke. We stopped for about an hour to
eat and then to finish the trip home. On the way home I noticed the Oil
pressure dropped at idle. I normally has 50 cold, 45-50 at running temp.
It'd increase to 60 under acceleration and return to 45-50 when holding
rpm. On the trip home it would burp up to 50 during acceleration but
would quickly go back to 25 while I was still on the gas. It would hold
40 when I was holding rpm around 2800, but dropped as soon as I came off
the gas or pushed it.
I haven't run her since, but I am not seeing and drips in the driveway,
nor any mess from a leak in the engine bay. I'm going to look at her
tomorrow and take her for an oil change I know it needs one anyway.
Anybody have any thoughts? Could it just be oil overdue to be changed?
Should I be worried?
Thanks as always.
~Ray
'72 TR6 - "Her name is Pretty Penny, 'cause that's what she costs.
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