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: Oil Pressure Question


Wholly Kaw
10-15-2005, 05:23 PM
When you drive is the oil pressure supposed to increase.

My oil pressure (dash gauge reading) goes from about 40 or a bit less at idle to a high of about 75 when driving.

Is this normal, and yes this is my first duramax. My first week driving one, in fact.

Thanks for the help guys!

02turbodeez
10-15-2005, 05:49 PM
yes it is. when its cold in the morning youll prob see it stays closer to eighty the first ten minutes or so too.

Wholly Kaw
10-15-2005, 10:59 PM
yes it is. when its cold in the morning youll prob see it stays closer to eighty the first ten minutes or so too.


Thanks turbodeez!

Wow, what a newbie question that was!

):h