Well i was wondering what everyone else's oil pressure ran... I have a 2000 Dodge 1500 5.2 with 140xxx and the oil pressure sending unit took a crap on me so i had to replace it so instead of just replacing it with another stock unit i replaced it with an aftermarket oil gage and when i start the truck and its cold it has around 20-30psi and when the truck warms up it goes down to about 10-15 but when i get on the gas it goes up to around 25-30... Is this normal with this many miles but i have never had problems with oil pressure b4... Oh and on another note that oil pressure sending unit is a SOB to replace... I dont know what they were thinking when they put that there... I might have used some words that mite make the neighborhood kids scared...

 

there are actually a couple of threads were people discussed there oil pressure. search it and you'll be surprised...And mine is 40psi when I'm on the gas and a tad over 40psi idling.

 

mine is slightly over 40 when I just start it up. after it is warm sits a little under 40 at idle and around 40 on the gas

 

you need to run 20-80psi on these motors,,,,,,10-15 sound weak to me

 

80? That sound a bit to high...but what the hell do I know.

 

By the book. 30-80 PSI at 2000 rpm's

 

a hair under 40 when warm at idle.
about 3 times the width of the needle to the right of 40 when i'm on the gas around 1500-2000 rpms.

 

From the gauge on the cluster. 30-45 psi. That could be +/- a few psi either way.

 

35-45 psi here.

 

thanks yall i might just need to do some maintnence like the oil pump and screen etc... Maybe some thicker oil...