Well upon replacing the intake manifolds on the camaro, i ended up dropping a razorblade down one of the oil holes in the lifter valley. So, I figured that I would leave it, seeing as I had already gotten all of the gasket off, and drop the pan once I get the car running right, which is where I went wrong.
I started her up today to see if it would still squeak (things get better over time, right??)
Well it did, I couldn't figure it out and started dropping some 80w gear oil on some of the pulleys and then it hit me.
I went to check the oil pressure gauge, and sure enough its pegged, 60psi is at about 10 o'clock and the needle was 90 degrees straight up. so my cylinders probably aren't to happy with me
Rep me for being a retard.

 

i just woke up, so maybe im missing something obvious, but what is wrong with 80psi oil pressure at startup?

 

it is odd..but nothing wrong u had to be getting oil to the pump for it to read the psi..

now u should of slapped your self if it read like 20 and was droping

 

It's usually a little below 60...
Well,it being around 80, i contribute to the razor blade, being stuck there and it having resistance from that, wait, maybe im thinking of the pressure sensor in a different fashion then it actually works.
The only thing I know is I shouldn't have been lazy and taken it out asap.

 

Iunno whats going on, when I eventually pull the motor and do a refreshening of gaskets, I will check the cylinders...
I guess I didnt score them to bad since it was not smoking, well maybe thats because the cylinders were starved of oil

 

...so wait you ran the car with the razorblade still in it somewhere?...i thought you said you dropped the pan.

 

I think you read it wrong, I said i figured I would leave it, and drop it later, like a dumbass

 

I'm kinda lost...


where did you drop a razor blade? cause what I'm thinking of won't fit in the drain back holes I'm thinking of.



anyways, I was changing an intake one time and droped a bolt in the distribtor hole... I was like oh shit, but then called a few friends that work at dealers and they said it happens all the time. so I left it and it rode in the pan till I burnt a piston on the spray years later.


on a side note, I'd would like to slap you for your s/n lol


j/k

 

Haha, I made the screename awhile ago.

Well, it fell down a hole in the very corner, and I could see it resting ontop of something which I assume was the crank counterweight...

 

well now you know why we stuff shop rags and papertowels into the runners and lifter valley.