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TomT/Williamsburg · 12-26-2014, 10:50 AM

Dropped the oil in the roadster to see if there is anything amiss with the oil pump. It seems fine, not loose nor did the pickup drop down. So what I may do is run some slick 50 and/or stp to coat the parts and give it some additional oil other than the normal 4 QTS I put in. I changed thermos to 180s vs the 160s so she does not allow warm water through the block until a higher temp. Because it's an open engine compartment it never really gets above 150 normally. Would that impede oil flow in cold weather running 20-50? Maybe I should run the Rotella in the winter? What gets me it never did this before and the only real change is different thermos.
Your thoughts?

12-26-2014, 10:50 AM	#28
TomT/Williamsburg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Williamsburg, Virginia Posts: 2,654	Re: Losing Oil Pressure Dropped the oil in the roadster to see if there is anything amiss with the oil pump. It seems fine, not loose nor did the pickup drop down. So what I may do is run some slick 50 and/or stp to coat the parts and give it some additional oil other than the normal 4 QTS I put in. I changed thermos to 180s vs the 160s so she does not allow warm water through the block until a higher temp. Because it's an open engine compartment it never really gets above 150 normally. Would that impede oil flow in cold weather running 20-50? Maybe I should run the Rotella in the winter? What gets me it never did this before and the only real change is different thermos. Your thoughts? Last edited by TomT/Williamsburg; 12-26-2014 at 11:16 AM.