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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 12:11 AM
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i have a 2001 4 door dodge.5.9l.. when i am at idle.my oil pressure drops.when i rev it up or start to drive, i goes normal. i just had the oil changed, i'm wondering if it is coinsidence, or maybe the techs at wal-mart did something to it. can anyone, help me?
 
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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 04:58 AM
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How low does it drop? It is normal for the oil pressure to be lower at an idle and go up with the engine speed. My R/T , at operating temperature, bottoms out at 25psi when idling and goes up to 65psi at freeway speed. On a cold start it's 75psi idling and 100psi+ at 3,000 RPM.
 
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