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Old 04-13-2010, 10:35 AM
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At idle my oil pressure guage reads 30, and at speed it will read 40-45. Is this normal or a cause for concern?
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mine consistently reads sixty but that is also after new gaskets
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mine reads the same darock
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mine was reading that but then i put in new valve cover gasket and oil pan gasket and rear seal now about sixty is what it reads
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as long as its above double digits id say its all good
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Both of mine read between 40 & 60
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Cool, thanx guys for the input, I feel better knowing it's the norm on a XJ.
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