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: Oil Pressure Question


antz01ta
05-06-2007, 10:05 PM
I have a 02 LB7 DMax. Cold start oil pressure is around 55-60psi, hot idle is only 25 psi it used to be around 40. When driving it goes back up to 50-60 psi. Is this normal or do i have a problem somewhere. I run 15-40 Mobil Delvac oil.

Thanks

GMC2500HD
05-06-2007, 10:11 PM
Seems normal to me. My 04 did the same thing with the same oil.

BNKSPWRDDMAX
05-06-2007, 10:20 PM
Normal:)

sfcjones
05-06-2007, 10:45 PM
Normal....I use Amsoil so I knew i would lose a few psi

problemchild
05-07-2007, 11:32 AM
I had a 3 year battle with GM over this.

New cold it was 100
New hot it was 38

Used hot its 60
Used hot its 8


They said its normal. I say BS!

halo13
05-07-2007, 11:40 AM
well 8 isn't normal, infact thats bad. your supposed to have 10psi/1000 rpm as a rule of thumb I thought with no less than 10 psi ever? maybe i am wrong but that is what I have always heard.

BattleMax
05-07-2007, 05:28 PM
I have 25 psi at idle and a little over 60 psi at 2100 rpms with Amsoil 15-40. When I used to run Rotella 15-40 it was about 30 psi at idle and about 65 psi at 2100 rpms, just a little more with the Rotella for some reason?

1999sierra
05-08-2007, 08:18 PM
I have 176K on mine and it runs 70psi cold and about 38psi hot at idle. I run Rotella 15W-40 and never had a problem with it so far.

DrededSS
05-11-2007, 12:25 AM
Mine has 71k on the clock, 65 psi cold, 25 psi hot idle, between 25-60 psi hot driving. I'm not sure what was run for the first 60k of its life, but I run Rotella 15W-40.