oil pressure for 04 silverado 5.3
oil pressure for 04 silverado 5.3
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general rule of thumb is you need 10 Psi for every 1000 RPM
the dash guages arent always accurate, if there is any concern is best to check with a mechanical gauge.
my 05 idles hot about 20psi on the dash with 10w30 synthetic.
there are alot of variables that will change the pressure.
the dash guages arent always accurate, if there is any concern is best to check with a mechanical gauge.
my 05 idles hot about 20psi on the dash with 10w30 synthetic.
there are alot of variables that will change the pressure.
Last edited by racerx55; Dec 31, 2009 at 12:52 AM.
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ust seems i lost some pressure. but myabe i just really never noticed. cause i really only started looking when my cluster startred messing up. but i use 5w-50 castrol synthetic.
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