[Healeys] Oil pressure

[Bob Spidell]

  Add: worn rocker shaft/bushings.


bs


On 9/27/2010 4:46 AM, Oudesluys wrote:
>    These pressures are low, one would at least expect 50psi at 2500rpm on
> a hot healthy engine using 20W50.
> Suspects are:
> Bearings worn
> oilpump worn
> wrong or blocked oil filter
> oil pump pick up blocked
> oil pressure relief valve stuck or spring broken
> oil pressure gauge faulty
>
> Bleeding the oil gauge will not have any effect what so ever, pressure
> is pressure, whether from oil or air.
>
> Kees Oudesluijs
> NL
>
>


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