Search results

Thanks for the "thick heads" reply... But no, I just thoght it interesting that the oil pressure seems to drop, not gradually, but all at once, and only after running for 1/2 hour or more at cruise. LIke the viscosity suddenly changes quite a bit, or something mechanical in the engine changes...

Thanks guys. To answer a few of your questions: 1/ Yes I replaced the dreaded LIM (lower intake manifold) gasket. Did it myself, and I can understand why some shops charge $600.00 in labor to do it. Did the oil change at the same time, as its impossible to remove the LIM without getting some...

It is a factory guage. Its possible that its a fancy "idiot light", as other GM oil pressure guages have been known to be (94-95 Impala comes to mind), but the sender unit is unique to the guage package, and is rather large, so I'm pretty sure its a linear (rather than a step function) guage. I...

Hi folks: I picked up a work beater, its a 1995 Grand Am with the 3100 v6. Car has 120k miles on it, and I live in the Seattle Area, so it rarely gets below freezing here. I put Mobil 1 5W30 in it, and my commute is about 26 miles (all highway) each way. Oil has about 2 months/1000 miles on...