Need a little advice if OK.
I am running a refrubed oil pump well internals anyway (I have a brand new GTT oil pump spare which i am thinking of using) on my GTT thats about 2-3years old now but after recently rebuilding the bottom end I have noticed oil pressure is lower than expected.
Pressure has been taken from an aftermarket Mocal mechanical oil pressure gauge T'd into the turbo oil feed.
Oil pressure when cold
Idle 40psi-45psi
Driving about 40-45psi still
Just warmed up from cold over 3000rpm she stays at 40psi.
When engine is warm after a long drive the oil pressure does not exceed 30- 35psi over 3000rpm.
I have done a compression test across all cylinders with fanstatic results with 150 across the board.
I am using Halfords 15w/40 oil, all I can think is that the oil is possibly getting to hot and loosing it's viscosity:confused:.
I also use an external Radtec 13 row oil cooler with inline thermostat.
Might be worth taking the oil cooler off and giving it a clean through may possibly be blocked