Evan Purple240zt Posted July 7, 2002 Share Posted July 7, 2002 Alright guys, I pulled my L28t outside yesterday and backed up a hill and parked the car. I was sitting watching it idle when I saw my mechanical oil pressure gauge going up, then dropping and going back up. A minor blip of the throttle brought the pressure up, but it was varying between 20/40 pounds of pressure. I freak out, and assume its because the cars on a hill, i roll it down the hill to the bottom, bout 10feet and check the oil. the dipstick says the pan is EMPTY! I turn the motor off, look in the oil cap and see everything appears to be lubed well and theres no dry anything. I then proceed to dump oil into the car (still thought it was empty) check the oil 15 sec later and the damn thing is over full! WHAT is up with this? I am baffled, and a bit concerned. Is it possible my oil filter element is coming apart and blocking up something? Its the gold filter from carquest (i worked there, good filter). If you have any suggestions i would apreciate it. The only thing different is that I just applied boost to the motor three days ago, its seen about 75 miles and this is the first time this has happened (that I saw). Thanks guys - evan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted July 7, 2002 Share Posted July 7, 2002 I've seen the oil pressure vary about 20 degrees when the oil is cold. Usually after the first five minutes the pressure guage settles down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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