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oil pressure too high? #2662353
06/04/19 08:01 PM
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Hello,
Running about 70lbs when first started. Once it warms up it runs about 40-50 pounds of pressure. I noticed some oil being thrown around near the bottom of my twin fans, crankshaft pulley, kframe, front of oil pan. But I never see so much as a drop under the car in the garage? I was thinking maybe that 70 lbs is forcing oil through a gasket until it warms, thins and pressure drops to 40. When I return and park in the garage the engine is naturally always hot running at the lower pressure so maybe that is why no oil drips in garage. Any thoughts on this??

Re: oil pressure too high? [Re: NortheastMopar] #2662363
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thinking that theory is pretty thin, pun intended.

you have a leak somewhere, just find it and fix it. Might be a seep that doesn't drip so it could be tough to find.

Re: oil pressure too high? [Re: NortheastMopar] #2662372
06/04/19 08:38 PM
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You're in good shape pressurewise. Brakekleen the area clean & see if you can see it weeping when running otherwise you might pull the dist/intergear & preoil so that way you can spot it easier when it ain't running. first turn the dampener to line up a tooth with the magnet before pulling the dist to make reassembly/restarting easy.


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Re: oil pressure too high? [Re: NortheastMopar] #2662394
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The only gaskets on Mopar motors that have oil pressure is the oil filter and both head gaskets, every other leak is either seepage or a busted gasket shruggy scope


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Originally Posted by Cab_Burge
The only gaskets on Mopar motors that have oil pressure is the oil filter and both head gaskets, every other leak is either seepage or a busted gasket shruggy scope


BB's have the oil pump gasket external. OP doesn't tell us what he has.

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Originally Posted by Sniper
Originally Posted by Cab_Burge
The only gaskets on Mopar motors that have oil pressure is the oil filter and both head gaskets, every other leak is either seepage or a busted gasket shruggy scope


BB's have the oil pump gasket external. OP doesn't tell us what he has.
That be true on both counts blush up


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