SUDDEN oil pressure drop
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From: Yuma, AZ....yes the 3:10 came here
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Ok so I just hopped in to head to Valvoline and have them test the pressure and it was at 40psi at startup, 20psi at idle in drive and. 40psi at 1500-2000 rpm. Well I got to Valvoline at 4:00:30 so they wouldn't help me. Great service...and headed back home (6 blocks). Now in park at 209temp and about 800rpm it's bouncing between 10 and 15 psi.
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From: Southern Idaho
Year: 1994
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 L/242 CID I-6 High Output MFI
Well, i asked because stop leak stuff is supposed to fill in holes to stop leaks. All your oil passages are holes that can be plugged by that stuff. Im thinkin it could have built up in front of the oil pressure sender, which would make it read low and starve the rest of the motor for oil. If it was after it would read high. If you added it before more than once, and your still using it, it doesnt seem like its workin, so if it were me, i would change the oil again without that stuff. Before you change it, drain a little out and replace it with seafoam or atf for a short time to clean it out. Then use a good napa gold or wix filter and see what the pressure does.
I have used Lucas products in the past, and they all work as-advertised. Whether that is good or not for your engine is up for debate (thinner oils are usually better, so I don't use oil stabilizers from Lucas).
I poured in a bottle of the stop leak in my engine two days ago. Unfortunately, the big bottle of stop leak is their oil stabilizer product with seal conditioners, so for me it is a temporary fix until I find the leak.
The only Lucas product I use regularly anymore is their fuel injector/upper cylinder lube, which has yielded great results for me in the past. I plan on using their power steering fluid before too long.
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From: Yuma, AZ....yes the 3:10 came here
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