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my burb has only had around 20lbs of pressure when driving normally. is that normal? last weekend, at a red light, it dropped to 0, and the check gauges light came on. i had to shift to neutral and keep the revs up, to keep pressure up. it does this about every time you come to a light and idle.
could the pump be going? could it be sludge in the pan, clogging the pump, or perhaps an oil galley somewhere? im the 3rd owner, and the 2nd owner did VERY little in terms of maintenance, so there could have been very, very long intervals of sitting between oil changes, so sludge could be an issue.
at my last change, i added a quart of seafoam, and the weekend prior to the dropped pressure, i did some moderate wheeling. could the seafoam, added with the extreme angles from wheeling have knocked some sludge loose, and maybe clogged the pump?
i was planning on dropping the pan, taking a look, and maybe swapping a high volume pump regardless, and hope for the best.
is this a problem with big blocks? anyone have this before?
could the pump be going? could it be sludge in the pan, clogging the pump, or perhaps an oil galley somewhere? im the 3rd owner, and the 2nd owner did VERY little in terms of maintenance, so there could have been very, very long intervals of sitting between oil changes, so sludge could be an issue.
at my last change, i added a quart of seafoam, and the weekend prior to the dropped pressure, i did some moderate wheeling. could the seafoam, added with the extreme angles from wheeling have knocked some sludge loose, and maybe clogged the pump?
i was planning on dropping the pan, taking a look, and maybe swapping a high volume pump regardless, and hope for the best.
is this a problem with big blocks? anyone have this before?