Have you checked the oil level? That is the major cause of the pressure
dropping under load. 25 at idle isn't bad, and the higher the rpm the
more oil pressure.
aaron
On Wed, 9 Jul 1997, Damian Penney wrote:
> Todays topic is Oil
> Pressure, recently I've noticed that my oil pressure varies wildly from
> the
> first mark (25?)
>
> to between 50 and 75, pressure drops significantly under
> load, especially when the engine is warm, is this
>
> normal or an ill omen of
> nasty things to come, it's also burning a little oil (and still dieseling
> a
> little for that
> matter), any ideas ?
>
> Damian Penney
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