Will a small Oil Leak cause low Pressure.
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Will a small Oil Leak cause low Pressure.
I have a small oil leak and wondering is that why i get low pressure after driving for a while
I orginally thought it is from the viscosity getting low from my car overheating after driving
the leak is located right about where my skid plate ends
how hard is that to fix
thanks for any replies
I orginally thought it is from the viscosity getting low from my car overheating after driving
the leak is located right about where my skid plate ends
how hard is that to fix
thanks for any replies
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Well if its near the skid plate. It may just be the oil pan gasket going out. The oil pan is not that easy to get too but not that hard either. You gotta drop a few things to get too it.
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A small leak wouldn't cause low oil pressure. If that were the case, every older vehicle owner would be scrambling to stop them.
This page will explain some causes:
http://www.aa1car.com/library/us1097.htm
Also, what makes you think you have low oil pressure? How low is it?
This page will explain some causes:
http://www.aa1car.com/library/us1097.htm
Also, what makes you think you have low oil pressure? How low is it?
Last edited by thook; 04-01-2008 at 05:54 AM.
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if you're using the stock gauge its not even close to accurate. if it shows something theres more than 5psi. if it doesn't show anything there isn't. thats about all its good for.
Oh and as your oil gets hotter the viscosity goes up. but unless you're running something really heavy its not going to cause oil pressure issues.
Oh and as your oil gets hotter the viscosity goes up. but unless you're running something really heavy its not going to cause oil pressure issues.
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well whats a good low price oil gauge to buy
im not trying to pump to much money in my 4runner because of its multiple problems but if i can slowly diagnose them with low price equipment that is what i will do
im not trying to pump to much money in my 4runner because of its multiple problems but if i can slowly diagnose them with low price equipment that is what i will do
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