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#85831 BlkCherryBomb (User) If I do it today, then what is tomorrow for? Junior Boarder Posts: 186 HELP! losing oil pressure 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   It has gotten real hot real fast here in CA. Riding home from work this evening, I hit some traffic, so I got a chance to glance down at my oil pressure gauge. It was at 0. As soon as I give it any kind of throttle, it picks back up, but at idle it drops to 0 every time. Now, I've ridden on plenty of hot days and sat in my fair share of traffic. I've never had the gauge go lower than 5 psi at idle. Usually between 5 and 10 even over 100 degrees. My oil pressure at freeway speed is also now 5-10 psi lower than normal. I always use Mobil 1 synthetic 20-50, always put 4 qts in. My dipstick is showing full, and I have no leaks. Could my gauge be going out? Is it my pump? Did I get a weak batch of oil this last time? Where to start?   Logged     One ride is never enough.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #85848 Musky (Moderator) Doc took Grams beer Moderator Posts: 13188 Re:HELP! losing oil pressure 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   Is your idle speed lower?   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #85853 BlkCherryBomb (User) If I do it today, then what is tomorrow for? Junior Boarder Posts: 186 Re:HELP! losing oil pressure 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   Nope. Even bumped it up a tad to help out with that. I do have a windshield on it now and I haven't had one on in hot weather before. Could that be retaining heat to the point where my motor is running that much hotter?   Logged     One ride is never enough.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #85855 Musky (Moderator) Doc took Grams beer Moderator Posts: 13188 Re:HELP! losing oil pressure 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   I doubt it. People run these bikes in 100 degrees plus. If the heat was going to drop the pressure to zero they would blow up. I would suspect your gauge first.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #85856 greyphart (User) bad idea+ experience = good judgement Gold Boarder Posts: 979 Re:HELP! losing oil pressure 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   Guessing there's no apparent leakage. Possibly your gauge is partially plugged or defective? First thing I'd do is check it over real good after a long ride for leaks. Then go down the list of possibles and try and eliminate each one till you get to one that is a possible. I get the same thing in my truck. The pressure fluctuates like crazy sometimes. M2CTS. Greyphart   Logged     www.greyphart.webs.com   The administrator has disabled public write access. #85860 Big Bear (Moderator) All things in moderation! Moderator Posts: 4733 Re:HELP! losing oil pressure 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   Don't know if this helps........buddys shovel (that used 70 weight) had great oil pressure until it was hot......then zero. Ran that way forever , and he was hard on it, so....... BB   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #85903 BlkCherryBomb (User) If I do it today, then what is tomorrow for? Junior Boarder Posts: 186 Re:HELP! losing oil pressure 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   I think I'll play it safe and change the oil just to eliminate that from the list. Then I'll check out this gauge and see if I can easily find a replacement. I'd sure hate to grenade this thing doin 75 on the freeway.   Logged     One ride is never enough.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #85944 Flashback (Moderator) The devil to pay, and no pitch hot Moderator Posts: 4379 Re:HELP! losing oil pressure 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   Believe I would agree with Greyphart, the guage is defective/partially plugged.. If your pressure were truly at 0, the lifters would collapse which would cause your engine to rattle like a can of marbles..imho   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #85953 BlkCherryBomb (User) If I do it today, then what is tomorrow for? Junior Boarder Posts: 186 Re:HELP! losing oil pressure 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   Well......I don't know if cleaning the fittings at the end of the braided line would help, but I'm certainly willing to do it.   Logged     One ride is never enough.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #85961 Blackroadie (User) If it ain't broke, You ain't ridin' hard enuf ! Platinum Boarder Posts: 1825 Re:HELP! losing oil pressure 6 Months, 2 Weeks ago   I say gauge also... I've had 2 go bad on me, scared the heck out of me when I saw it. I was drivin' my semi last year, which holds 55 or so lbs. at 60 m.p.h. I looked down and saw it at 20 lbs. at 60 mph. Just the gauge. Also on a harley a few years back the gauge went bad. Hopefully thats all yours is.   Logged     2004 Midnite Silverado   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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