Jay Laifman wrote:
> >> Could it also be that your PVC (or is that PCV?) is stuck closed?
> >> Jay
>
> >Excellent idea, Jay. I don't think the PCV would have anything to do
> >with oil pressure (or could it?), but it could well have something to do
> >with the occasional backfire. I'll check it out when I get the new
> >filter base/bypasss valve piece installed on Wednesday or Thursday.
>
> I am not sure. Maybe it was a mistake to think about it simply because it
> relieves "pressure" and you were dealing with pressure problems. I guess
> you are right. The system that feeds oil into the oil filter probably does
> not have much input from general engine pressure. A quick check would be
> to disconnect the hose to the PCV, slip on a short hose with the other end
> blocked by a bolt, and turn the side plate hose down to dump the fumes down
> like the earlier cars, and see if it has any effect. But, like you said,
> it probably won't.
>
> Jay
I tried an extra PCV valve I have this morning and it had, unfortunately, no
effect on oil pressure. Worth a try though.
Thanks
Steve Sage
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