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oil pressure

Discussion in 'CJ' started by kirby, Feb 6, 2017.

  1. Feb 6, 2017 at 11:47 AM
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    kirby

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    what is the normal oil pressure on a 258 six?
     
    kirby, Feb 6, 2017
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  2. Feb 6, 2017 at 12:48 PM
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    That depends on how many oil leaks you have. . . It is normal for the oil pressure to fluctuate. The pump is driven off of the camshaft and therefore as rpms increase so should the oil pressure. At idle mine is very low, and when driving the pressure is higher especially when the engine is cold when the oil is thicker. As long as I see an oil pressure and that it fluctuates with rpm I don't worry too much about it. I have heard that you can approximate it to 10psi to every 1000rpm once you are at normal operating temperature although I'm not sure how accurate this is as I have never tested it. It will be higher at initial start up when the motor oil is cold and thick.
     
    OFFGRID, Feb 6, 2017
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    If you are at about 8-10psi at idle, while warm...and it goes up as the RPM does, you are doing good.
     
    C2T, Feb 6, 2017
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