Hey guys, like the title says, my needle on my oil pressure gauge sways back an forth between low and high normal. This will happen when i slow down or speed up/ at rest at the stoplight.
This happened after i changed the oil with 10w-30 Castrol oil, and exactly next week i flushed out the convential 10w-30 Castrol oil with an quart of oil flush solution and put in Synthetic Royal Purple 5w-30 oil.
I've been looking at other comments from other threads. Most of them suggest that the stock electrical oil pressure gauge is to blame and to get an aftermarket mechanical gauge.
I purchased a new "Oil switch with gauge" from pepboys, Part #S4048. Im about to install it and test it out today to see if that will fix the problem, if not. Then it up to your guys' answers.
My dad let me borrow a Mechanical oil pressure gaugefrom his '57 Chevy Bel Air. But i do not have the connectors to change the electrical sensor to mechanical.
My questions are....
1) Is the change from conventional to synthetic oil a factor of the needle movement?
2) Although the stock oil pressure gauge works, does that necessarily mean that the bearings are bad as well?
3) I've heard that using a quart of oil flush is harmful to your engine. Is this fact or myth? and how and why is this true or not?
4) Does anyone know if i need to purchase the parts to convert the electrial oil pressure sensor to mechanical? And if so, where?
I appreciate any and all help. Thank you to those who take time to answer the questions of those who dont have answers.
Thank you again.
Gabriel
This happened after i changed the oil with 10w-30 Castrol oil, and exactly next week i flushed out the convential 10w-30 Castrol oil with an quart of oil flush solution and put in Synthetic Royal Purple 5w-30 oil.
I've been looking at other comments from other threads. Most of them suggest that the stock electrical oil pressure gauge is to blame and to get an aftermarket mechanical gauge.
I purchased a new "Oil switch with gauge" from pepboys, Part #S4048. Im about to install it and test it out today to see if that will fix the problem, if not. Then it up to your guys' answers.
My dad let me borrow a Mechanical oil pressure gaugefrom his '57 Chevy Bel Air. But i do not have the connectors to change the electrical sensor to mechanical.
My questions are....
1) Is the change from conventional to synthetic oil a factor of the needle movement?
2) Although the stock oil pressure gauge works, does that necessarily mean that the bearings are bad as well?
3) I've heard that using a quart of oil flush is harmful to your engine. Is this fact or myth? and how and why is this true or not?
4) Does anyone know if i need to purchase the parts to convert the electrial oil pressure sensor to mechanical? And if so, where?
I appreciate any and all help. Thank you to those who take time to answer the questions of those who dont have answers.
Thank you again.
Gabriel