Low oil pressure

[Ruffneckred]

Just got an Edge Insight CTS2 installed and wow, oil pressure at an idle when temps are up is on 16 psi. I know it is a low pressure, high volume pump but I am concerned. Wondering if my rocker arms and or turbo are getting oil. Louder diesel tick than normal, hope it is just paranoia

 

[onebaddmaxxx]

Usually the cluster will show 1 tick below 20psi.

 

[hondarider552]

Your fine. I see 16-22 hot idle. Nothing about a duramax oil pump is low pressure high volume.

 

[justindavis38]

Wont there be a low oil pressure light come on the DIC once it gets to low?

 

[S Phinney]

Wont there be a low oil pressure light come on the DIC once it gets to low?

Usually at 7 psi.

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[justindavis38]

Im just curious not to thread jack or anything but I noticed after I had my headstuds and gaskets done I've lost oil pressure and not real sure how that could happen before I would be running about 60psi at 65 mph right at 2000rpm and now at 2000 rpm after the truck is warmed up its only at 45-50 psi and some times at idle in gets pretty low but not in the red my truck was only gone a month when it started getting warm out but it doesn't get that hot here that my oil should have dropped that much pressure im just curious to if I need to so something or if ita fine. I run T5 rotella 15-40 which I have noticed is getting harder to find also. Any advice? Thanks!

 

[Ruffneckred]

Thanks for the replies, seems I am not in danger of catastrophic failure just yet, possibly a warning sign. I spend a lot of time idling with the air on. I think I will try the elevated idle mod. I suspect I am putting off the inevitable worn out engine. I wonder how much it would help to try and clean the cooling stack more. I pulled the grill and used our crappy home pressure washer to wash but you can only do so much that way.

 

[hondarider552]

Gm spec is 14psi hot idle and 42psi at 1800rpm. If your over those values..... do not worry...

 

[justindavis38]

Alright ill look to see if im over those values if im not over im very close im I just feel like that little bit more of oil pressure would be healthier for the engine.

 

[justindavis38]

Thanks for the replies, seems I am not in danger of catastrophic failure just yet, possibly a warning sign. I spend a lot of time idling with the air on. I think I will try the elevated idle mod. I suspect I am putting off the inevitable worn out engine. I wonder how much it would help to try and clean the cooling stack more. I pulled the grill and used our crappy home pressure washer to wash but you can only do so much that way.

And for your tick try running 2 strovk oil I run tc-w3 from WalMart you can get a gallon for 12$ and I put one ounce per gallon of diesel fuel and then I at my 8 ounces of diesel kleen on top of that and I know if I run a whole tank without it by the time I fill up it starts ticking pretty loud but then if I add the oil back to it halfway through that tank it gets quieter.

 

[Ruffneckred]

Thanks, I am going to start the two stroke supplements.