High Oil Pressure

Yep.

My oil pressure with the cold was up around 44 lbs runnin.
It was at 32lbs.
The thermometer here was a lot colder than the weather had it too.

Hotroadking and Cardboard, you are listening to the wrong people about lubricants. Do you think a dealer or mechanic knows more about engine testing than the engineers who make the stuff?

Amsoil DID do the proper tests for their oils prescribed by API (American Petroleum Institute). But their "White Paper" does not compare their products apples-to-apples with the other brands in the tests. They pick other brands that did not stack-up as well for particular tests in comparing to their own. Look at the tests closely, and you will see that they never run the competitor oils through ALL the tests--only the tests that Amsoil came out on top.

I'm not knocking Amsoil. It IS a great prduct. But why would someone want to spend more money when they can buy equally comparable oils for half as much?

Hotroadking: I was an automotive mechanical design engineer for 42 years, and know what I'm talking about when it comes to engines. Dino oils DO NOT meet the same standards as syn. oils in almost all categories. That is why the API ratings are much higher for most syn. brands. They ARE more slippery without exception. Manufacturers today use syn. oil in car engines because they get better gas mileage with it. Less friction = better gas mileage. That's what they're after today.

Thicker weight oils DO NOT hold-up better in normal operating wear tests, and will actually cause MORE wear on all bearings and sliding surfaces (cylinder walls) on start-up of cold engines.

Not trying to be a smart ass, but you slammed me for spreading misinformation on a subject that I really am expert at. Sorry if I upset you brother.

Plz tell me about "bearing skate" and synthetics from an Engineers perspective. If the syn is more slippery I would think if the roller ball rolls or slides would be a moot point (unless there is another factor at play)

Good for you, see it an't so bad being a little chilly.

Hotroadking, Thanks for the link! I'm off to get educated, back later

good thread...just going thru lubrication properties of paraffin based oil vs synthetics at school. Up this way synthetic gets the nod. Designed to perform in extreme conditions..minus 40 in the winter for cold starts and remaining stable at operating temps. Synthetics flow better in cold temps and are less likely to break down at high temperatures. There is enough fluid friction in synthetic oil..bearing skate is an application issue..not a lubrication issue. this thread started with a high oil pressure question. High oil pressure can be caused by excessively tight tolerances, wrong viscosity of lubricant, blockage of the pump lubrication path or if it is a sensor problem..[sending unit for the pressure guage]..hopefully you'll get it sorted out

Bearing "skate" is a term used for a plain (bronze) main bearing sliding around it's retainer instead of the crankshaft journal. It (the bearing) had either the wrong tolerance-to-journal clearance, or it was installed and tightened against the journal too tightly, causing it to pinch or weld to the journal after initial running, and slide ("skate") around the retainer.

Presuming a roller or ball bearing is not defective, it is nearly impossible to do this during new assembly, as these bearings are inherently more true and hard. They can and will get eaten from foreign particles though, (dirt, grit, metal) entering the race and shaving down the rollers quickly .

Lastly, synthetic lubricants contain agents (esthers) that cause LESS FRICTION to all sliding or rotating parts. They don't contain sulfurs or phosphurs since these are organic compounds (found in convention oil) that break down quickly.

I don't care what anyone says about organic petroleum being equal to synthetic lubricant in terms of friction. IT ISN'T. And the tests we did for Ford, Porsche, Honda, Am. General (military vehicles) etc., etc., conclusively prove that. Synthetic oil causes less friction than any conventional oil. PERIOD.

If you don't believe me, then ask automotive manufacturers why they use synth. lubricants in all their new vehicles right from the factory. SYNTHETIC GIVES BETTER FUEL MILEAGE. Again, less friction (more slippery) allows a motor to spin easier. All the other gains are a bonus.

Has going to Mobil 1 oil changed the pressure reading?

Ya went for a Ride today and didn't even INvite me.
We could of met for a Burger and a Beer. :rant:

And I sat at the house and put a timer on a light I've been going to put on for over a year.And rehung the Storm door so it would close better I've also been going to do for a year.