Re: Low Oil Pressure 356

Posted by Lauren R Lampi On 2014/6/18 20:34:20

Garage day today. Ordered the gauges and parts for a mechanical oil pressure gauge under the hood.
I removed the oil pressure relief spring that I had placed one washer when I did the engine about 4 or 5 years ago.
I put in two regular thickness washers and did a short test drive. I still had pressure at 40 pounds and after driving and getting the car warmed up, the idle oil pressure was in the 10 pound range. Tomorrow I will Add and one more washer to the spring and check the results.
Another item I found while I was under the car........
Loose tie rod ends both L and R. I can't remember if I had forgotten to put in the cotter pins when I had assembled the front end 4 or 5 years ago. Maybe they were taken out when I had the front end aligned last fall and not replaced. I tightened the nuts on the tie rod ends and put in new cotter pins. I'm really glad I found this before getting the car on the road.
Changed the light bulbs also, Headlights, tail, park, and turn signals for halogen bulbs. Hope that these are brighter.

Lauren R Lampi
Grand Rapids, MN