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Old 07-29-2007, 09:30 PM   eBay Motors   #1 (permalink)
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Low Oil Pressure...OH MY!!

I've been running her hard here and there. 95% of the time I am towing a 4000 pound cargo trailer or 6000 wakeboard boat, at which times I baby it, low rpms with the edge kit on 2.
Yes I said edge kit (5stage).
at acceleration I am at around 70#'s of pressure on 5-40 fully synthetic.
at idle when 200 degrees warm she purs at or just below the 30 psi redline mark on my stock oil pressure gauge.
I just had the oil changed, what could be causing this?
Has the motor already begun to deteriorate (50K 2003 6.6)?
Is it the light synthetic oil? do they even make a 15-40 f synthetic?
Thanks for your help, I just want to make sure she is healthy.

Jamal from Oregon
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Old 07-29-2007, 09:47 PM   eBay Motors   #2 (permalink)
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I should have read other low oil pressure posts, it sounds like 20-30 pounds is perfectly normal at idle, thanks yall.
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Old 07-30-2007, 07:25 PM   eBay Motors   #3 (permalink)
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If it gets any lower then that take your dipstick out if it spells like fuel it injectors
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