Oil pressure is a little high

[droopy89]

Its not that much higher but about 5-10 lbs more than normal when driving and while at idle? Any ideas? Please tell me nothings wrong with my baby

[T Man]

worry about it when it gets low. stock gauges are notorious for being inaccurate

[Mikz86TA]

Did you put a new pump in? If not the sender might be going south. FYI a hi-volume pump will be lower at idle and jump up whem RPMs are raised

[droopy89]

no new pump, same one thats been in it for thousands of miles

[nomaboy]

could also be that during winter the oil is colder if the truck is not warmed up fully. i wouldn't worry about it. when the guage goes the other way then you got a problem

[Lastwagen]

what if you gage reading is low?

[ztrane]

If your pressure on your oil gets too high 60-80 your lookin at damage to rod bearings. Early in the morning (cold) my truck is steady at 60 (even on hard accelerating) for about 15-20min then sits back at 40 for cruise and 20 for idle. I run 0W30 Severe Duty AMSOIL full synth. check your oil level.

[droopy89]

another question what is the normal pressure for idle, cruising, and accelerating?

[ztrane]

idle is between 25-40. thats good, when your engine is at 60 its working. when its above 60 its stressing.

[droopy89]

so... does this mean im high or low on oil? or what?

[ztrane]

well that doesnt mean your low or high on oil, i have been low on oil with high pressure. think of pressure as a measure of your engine stressing. its a metric showing how hard your engine is workin. if it never goes above 60 and never goes below 40 then its a little high but ok. you arent going to feel any power really if your truck isnt pushing 60 anyways. watch your oil pressure in correlation with rpm gauge