Big Block Chevy Oil Pressure At Idle at Imogen Repin blog

Big Block Chevy Oil Pressure At Idle. With motor & oil at full op temp 10lbs oil pressure per 1k engine rpm is an acceptable minimum oil pressure for an old school sbc/bbc. I have a fresh rebuild on a iv 454 and i have o oil psi at hot idle with 10/30 oil. Pressure is good at cold start but falls off when oil gets hot. For some reason, some people think you need 50 psi at hot idle. My sbc doesn't see 50 psi even at 7000 rpm. But when i run the engine through the gears over 5,000 rpm the oil pressure drops from 70 to around 40 psi. I have seen basically two types of oil pressure situations on big block chevy's and am wondering why the difference. Some machining debris or corrosion may have caused the pressure regulator check ball. The pressure was around or below 20psi at idle at the beginning of the run. It's in the single digits at. The low oil pressure problem may be caused by a stuck pressure regulator valve. I put 15/40 oil in and hot idle is 18 psi. The first time it happened, i thought for.

The first time it happened, i thought for. The pressure was around or below 20psi at idle at the beginning of the run. I put 15/40 oil in and hot idle is 18 psi. My sbc doesn't see 50 psi even at 7000 rpm. I have a fresh rebuild on a iv 454 and i have o oil psi at hot idle with 10/30 oil. I have seen basically two types of oil pressure situations on big block chevy's and am wondering why the difference. Pressure is good at cold start but falls off when oil gets hot. For some reason, some people think you need 50 psi at hot idle. But when i run the engine through the gears over 5,000 rpm the oil pressure drops from 70 to around 40 psi. The low oil pressure problem may be caused by a stuck pressure regulator valve.

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Big Block Chevy Oil Pressure At Idle My sbc doesn't see 50 psi even at 7000 rpm. The first time it happened, i thought for. Some machining debris or corrosion may have caused the pressure regulator check ball. I put 15/40 oil in and hot idle is 18 psi. But when i run the engine through the gears over 5,000 rpm the oil pressure drops from 70 to around 40 psi. It's in the single digits at. With motor & oil at full op temp 10lbs oil pressure per 1k engine rpm is an acceptable minimum oil pressure for an old school sbc/bbc. I have a fresh rebuild on a iv 454 and i have o oil psi at hot idle with 10/30 oil. I have seen basically two types of oil pressure situations on big block chevy's and am wondering why the difference. My sbc doesn't see 50 psi even at 7000 rpm. For some reason, some people think you need 50 psi at hot idle. The pressure was around or below 20psi at idle at the beginning of the run. Pressure is good at cold start but falls off when oil gets hot. The low oil pressure problem may be caused by a stuck pressure regulator valve.