Now you're starting to scare me. I've been using Castrol GTX for as long as
I've had the car (about 5 years). I have a long trip planned for this
weekend and now I'm paranoid about the oil pressure dropping off the charts.
Can I remove the pressure relief valve and clean it up easily or is that a
major operation? Os should I just not worry about it?
TIA,
Bob
>
> When it happened to me (years ago on a non-LBC), changing oil did not
help.
> There was clearly a thin, sticky coating on the pressure relief valve,
which
> could only be seen if you scraped it off, but enough to keep the valve
from
> closing under it's own spring pressure. Of course I can't prove that was
> due to using Castrol ... but I switched brands and never had the problem
> again in 32 years.
>
> Randall
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