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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 06:14 PM
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so when i bought my 94 blazer in december it had proper oil pressure but i have done 2 oil changes since, first time i put 10w-30 and the pressure dropped a little not alot, then just recentely i changed it agian (agian with 10w-30) but this time I added a restore additive and nowit's about 1/3 of what it should be when i get up around 40mph, I added another 4 cylinder restor to it to try to thicken it a little and added a little more oil.
but I have no blue smoke coming out of exhaust and there is no oil leaks any were.........should i just dump the oil and try 10w-40? or should i chance it and go to 15w-30? I don't want to cause damage cause i don't have enough $ to fix a siezed engine, also no overheating occurs
 
Old Sep 4, 2008 | 06:25 PM
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In all of that you never mention "what it should be when i get up around 40mph".

GM defines minimum oil pressure as:
Oil Pressure Specifications

Oil Pressure (minimum) @ normal operating temperature:

At 1,000 RPM 42 kPa (6 psi)
At 2,000 RPM 125 kPa (18 psi)
At 4,000 RPM 166 kPa (24 psi)
 
Old Sep 4, 2008 | 06:54 PM
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hhhmmm.......well when i got it, it was running around just abouve 40 psi for 40 mph which was like 1500 RPM......wow so i gues it was working normally but i have added about 1 1/2 quarts on top of the usual 4 quarts at the oil change..........hhhmmmm i might be a dumb something
so is this accurate for a 94 4.3L v6 vortech?
 
Old Sep 4, 2008 | 07:19 PM
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Haha wow...if that's GM's definition.....either my gauge is toast or my engine loves it's oil...
 
Old Sep 4, 2008 | 07:27 PM
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Those are minimum oil pressure levels. If you were below those values, damage could occur.

Depending on the filter size, you should use anywhere from 4.5 - 5 qts at an oil change to get in the proper range. 5.5 qts may make it quite full, but probably not over full.
 
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ok, it's just when i first get in it and get it around 1500rpm it stays around 40 psi but after driving around for about 5 min the pressure usually drops to around 25 psi for 1500 rpm
 
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Sounds perfectly normal.
 
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