Need help

[JAdair]

Hmm mine does that but cold it will be around 55 or 60 and hot it will be in the 30's

[JoeliusZ28]

Yes thats the part number.

I personally stick with AC delco, cause if its good enough for the General it good enough for me.

and if WIX is good enough for NASCAR its even better for me

yea thats the part number

[TSTONE]

your op sounds fine - dont worry about it - alos dont go too gonzo with viscosity in the winter time - 10/40 is plenty - you do more harm than good if you too thick

[s.reef]

your op sounds fine - dont worry about it - alos dont go too gonzo with viscosity in the winter time - 10/40 is plenty - you do more harm than good if you too thick

yea i think ill just go 5/30


Oh and joel where do you get those oil filters?

[JoeliusZ28]

Napa auto parts

[kammi10]

same filter i use i do beleive joel...

[Orange Terror]

your op sounds fine - dont worry about it - also dont go too gonzo with viscosity in the winter time - 10/40 is plenty - you do more harm than good if you too thick

Agreed, you should be running 5/30 IMO in the winter. Step up to 10/30 in the summer if you want.

That LT1 is a Gen II small block, you can run a small block chevy with as low as 5 psi at idle, I had heard it for years and I have done it with a gen II sbc myself. So 20 is perfectly fine at idle. However if its really bothering you get a quality mechanical gauge and double check it. If its still to low the next step would be to get a high volume oil pump and change it out. I did that after the 5 psi made me nervous after awhile too. The higher volume will assure that there is more than adequate oil flowing through the motor and it will bump up the pressure as a result.

[JoeliusZ28]

Agreed, you should be running 5/30 IMO in the winter. Step up to 10/30 in the summer if you want.

That LT1 is a Gen II small block, you can run a small block chevy with as low as 5 psi at idle, I had heard it for years and I have done it with a gen II sbc myself. So 20 is perfectly fine at idle. However if its really bothering you get a quality mechanical gauge and double check it. If its still to low the next step would be to get a high volume oil pump and change it out. I did that after the 5 psi made me nervous after awhile too. The higher volume will assure that there is more than adequate oil flowing through the motor and it will bump up the pressure as a result.

be careful with HV oil pumps!! I had one of those budgetted into my cam swap until i found out they are capable of sucking the stock oil pan dry at high rpm. not a good thing! they need a deep well.

[kammi10]

yep.. it isbest to get a deep pan if u run a HV pump..

[Orange Terror]

be careful with HV oil pumps!! I had one of those budgetted into my cam swap until i found out they are capable of sucking the stock oil pan dry at high rpm. not a good thing! they need a deep well.

Well, true, that's possible. So if you intend to run it above 5k alot for an extended period of time then yes get a deep well pan if it will clear.

[1BADAIR]

usually when you have a spun bearing you have a loud random squeak and knocking

[s.reef]

Yea when I went to work today I listened for a knocking and squeaking...didnt hear anything that sounded like that. There were also a few vids of spun bearings on camaroz28 and they are a lot louder then i had thought so im happy. i was going to do a very mild cam swap this winter but was not planning on replacing my pil pump.

[TSTONE]

again sounds like youre fine

[phoenix_rising]

Oil pump maybe, or a scored crankshaft? That TA I was trying to buy yesterday probably had the same problem with low oil pressure.

[my1994z28]

For your piece of mind i would drop the pan,and make sure the pick up screen didnt come out of the oil pump,if it did that will cause low oil pressure at idle..i had that happen to me