oil pressure low light on during hot idle

That problem at that mileage is almost always the pump or the bearings. Yea, you might be lucky and find out it is a blocked screen, but that generally would not be limited to problems when hot, in fact it might offer better hot pressure.

The new bigger pump I got came with the pickup so unless yours has been on a while I doubt the sceen is clogged. What weight oil are you using? You may need to switch to a single weight like 30w. Maybe synthetic as dino thinns out as it getts hot.

Joe R

Hi Joseph,

is the bearing a separate part I need to purchase separately or part of the pump assembly?

thanks, Ben

Engine bearings.

I have great results with Syntec 5w50. Regular 20w50 could cure your problem too. Mine was doing the exact same thing. You'll burn a little less oil with the 50 than with the 40 or 30. -Dave

reinstalling

Hi all,

thanks a lot for all the tips. I never carefully looked at the oil viscosity-temperature table; I thought 10w-40 was the one-fit-all grade.

I'll refrain from the dirty job of changing the oil pump for the time-being and try oil with the right viscosity first. will report my result to you then.

many, many thanks, Ben.

I walked into PepBoy last night and found a engine oil thickering fluid - StopSmoke. I poured twice as much as described in the instruction, today, the light no longer goes on. By next change, I'll pour in 20w-50.

thanks for all the feedbacks, Ben