Originally posted by skids72
Hi everyone! I'm pretty new to the site but I've been lurking for a while. Have a question about oil pressure in a mildly modified 396(+.030) BBC. I'm reading about 80 PSI when starting cold and this goes up to ~90 when I hit the gas. After it warms up reads about 60 idling but goes back up to 80 under any load. My old Chilton says these engines should run around 30-60. Is my oil pressure too high and if so what should I do about it?

Thanks,

Chris
What happens when you have to high an oil pressure is the small dirt particles that are not caught by the oil filter are pressed in to the soft bearing material.