[Healeys] Bn2 excessive oil pressure

[Jose Vicente Vargas]

I had 20/50w a nd again I have 20/50....

Could it be an adultered or used oil ? I notice that the oil pressure is
higher when the carbis hot....

I live in a Banana Republic so a funnynoil is possible....

Jose



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On May 22, 2011, at 11:26 AM, npaul72464 at aol.com wrote:

> I had the same problem when I changed the oil in my BN7 to 20/50 Valvoline
racing oil.  Went back to straight 30 and I was back to 40lbs.
>
> Ned Paulsen
> 1960BN7
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jose Vicente Vargas <jvvmusme at yahoo.com>
> To: Healey List <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sun, May 22, 2011 12:21 am
> Subject: [Healeys] Bn2 excessive oil pressure
>
> After the engine rebuilt I had normal oil pressure 20-30 at 1000 rpm and
40-50
> At 4000 rpm.
> Using the spin oil filter adapter from moss and the cheap fram spin on oil
> filter (moss # 235-880)
> After an oil and filter change this week I get 30 at 1000 rpm and 90 at
4000
> rpm and 100 at 5000 rpm. I changed the oil spin on filter to the K&N (moss
#
> 235-830).
> Any ideas,
>
> Jose
>
>
>
>
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