Dwayne
I believe newer engines use higher volume oil pumps and relieve excess flow
at high rpm back to the sump so that at idle there is minimal loss of
pressure. Of course most new cars only have idiot lights so we may never
know what the pressure is!
Walt
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Sally or Dick Taylor
> Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 3:09 PM
> To: Dwayne Cooper
> Cc: Mark Hooper; Timothy Holbrook; 6pack@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: RE: Oil Pressure
>
>
> Dwayne---I would imagine that the oil pressure in the modern car engine
> is under the control of the engine management system. If so, a much
> larger pump could be used, so idling pressures could stay high, yet be
> controlled at road speed. So it seemed in my '90 Mustang.
>
> Dick
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