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Oil pressure gauge
Here is an interesting side note, I jump in the F-550 today, the truck I used to compare my oil pressure problems with origianlly, and wanted to compare how long it took to build oil PSI as compared to the new engine in my 2001 F-250. Sooo I'm waiting for the glow plug lamp to turn off and look...- PAT.BMW
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- Forum: 99+ 7.3L PowerStroke Engine & Drivetrain
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And they Delivered!!! Picked the truck up Friday night and it's like driving a new truck again! Even my wife noticied the engine is much quieter going down the road and under acceleration. Fuel mileage so far looks like it has gone up .5 to 21.6 combination driving. :thumbs to Ford for...- PAT.BMW
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I went to the shop today to look and the disassembled engine, and I can't believe it was still running, there was about an inch of metal in the oil pan that had been sucked into the oil pick up. The oil pump was scored (sp?) and there was so much play in the rod bearings, they could be moved...- PAT.BMW
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Well after much discussion about the oil pump, oil pick up tube, main bearings or a new crank kit, they have decided to replace the short block. Sounds like a great deal to me. :thumbs It looks like when the original turbo came apart about 10k ago, it sucked up more little parts then we...- PAT.BMW
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ELF Strike
Don't they know spray paint is bad for the enviroment too? Idiots!- PAT.BMW
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When I checked it last I used a mechanical gauge directly in the place of the oil sending unit. The good news is I still have a few months of power train warranty left, so I will let the Ford boys handle it.- PAT.BMW
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With the engine at operating temp @ 2000 rpms I have 27-30, almost half of what you are showing- PAT.BMW
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It has 94k on it, idle is around 700 according to the factory tach, but it does not start to build oil pressure until around 1100-1200 rpms. The local dealer informed me there are 2 oil pumps, a low pressure and high pressure, isn't the high pressure pump used for fuel delivery to the injectors...- PAT.BMW
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OK, With a real gauge my highway psi is great, but drops to only 5-7 psi when at idle, which seems too low but I can't find what the spec is. Sooo I'm thinking I going to need; 1) an oil pump...best case 2) main bearings 3) engine...worst case I'm open for ideas, oil pump/bearing...- PAT.BMW
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HMMM, I have 10 at idle on cold start and then after driving for 30 minutes it drops to 7 it idle in gear, but have 55-60 PSI at freeway speeds. Oil pump ?- PAT.BMW
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There is a little more to the story, I did replace the sending unit and that made the problem worse, flickering oil PSI with the old sending unit went to no PSI at idle with a new Ford part. I replaced it again with a generic part from NAPA and it's back to the origianl problem I had with the...- PAT.BMW
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OK, I'm new to the forum and have looked all over but can't find any discussion on this, but my oil pressure gauge sucks! I have a 2001 7.3 and when it's hot it takes a good 10-20 seconds for oil pressure to register then it jumps from nothing to normal for another 5-10 seconds, when it's cold...- PAT.BMW
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