half oil pressure on idle?

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half oil pressure on idle?

Postby 88.4ageGT » Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:11 pm

i have a ae92 corolla with a 4age
when its idling i only have half the oil pressure
but when im driving its fine

any clue?
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Postby iOnic » Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:29 pm

The oil pressure at idle goes lower as the oil warms up. Check it at idle on first start up and it'll be quite high.
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Postby Burning Angel » Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:58 pm

thats how its supposed to be.
you only really need around 20psi at idle and going up to max pressure @ redline.
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