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[GMCnet] Re: Oil Pressure Poll [message #366581 is a reply to message #366578] Wed, 08 September 2021 11:44 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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My experience is that the pressure can decrease after the engine reaches
over 50.000 miles and also how long the engine sat around.

On Wed, Sep 8, 2021 at 6:55 AM Billy Massey wrote:

> Thanks very much for this, Larry. Very interesting and changed my thinking
> on oil pressure.
>
> I'll try it. I'm due an oil change on two other of my high
> mileage vehicles AND the GMC.
>
> :-)
> bdub
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 7, 2021 at 10:26 PM Larry wrote:
>
>> The one thing I have learned is that with today’s oils, thicker is not
>> better. IMO, it is best to use as thin of an oil as possible, that gives
>> you acceptable hot oil pressure.
>> ... snip ...
>>
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