on start up my oil pressure goes real high like 100 top of the gauge so high that it blew the seam on the oil filter. at idle it sits around 40-50 but if you give it any revs it jumps back up
any ideas what the prob is? im running 15w 40 oil
high oil pressure ld28
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Sounds like a classic stuck pressure relief or regulator valve, built in to the aluminum base that the oil filter screws on to. There are three.
The lubrication circuit schematic is here.
I'd be looking hard at the regulator valve first. It's in the oil pump housing cover at the front bottom of the engine.
The lubrication circuit schematic is here.
I'd be looking hard at the regulator valve first. It's in the oil pump housing cover at the front bottom of the engine.
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I once borrowed a car for a 250 mile trip, and when I arrived, I had no oil pressure. When I disassembled the oil pump pressure regulator, I found a chunk of blue silicone stuck in it, holding open the shuttle valve. Some bit of debris left over from somebody being sloppy in resealing the valve cover.
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1982 Maxima diesel wagon, 2nd & 4th owner, 165k miles, rusty & burgundy/grey. Purchased 1996, SOLD 16Feb10
1983 Maxima diesel wagon, 199k miles, rusty, light yellow/light brown. SOLD 14Jul07
1981 720 SD22 (scrapped 04Sep07)
1983 Sentra CD17, 255k, bought 06Jul08, gave it away 22Jun10.
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1981 720 SD22 (scrapped 04Sep07)
1983 Sentra CD17, 255k, bought 06Jul08, gave it away 22Jun10.
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I have no experience with the one on the LD engine, so I can't advise.
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Al S.
1982 Maxima diesel wagon, 2nd & 4th owner, 165k miles, rusty & burgundy/grey. Purchased 1996, SOLD 16Feb10
1983 Maxima diesel wagon, 199k miles, rusty, light yellow/light brown. SOLD 14Jul07
1981 720 SD22 (scrapped 04Sep07)
1983 Sentra CD17, 255k, bought 06Jul08, gave it away 22Jun10.
Al S.
1982 Maxima diesel wagon, 2nd & 4th owner, 165k miles, rusty & burgundy/grey. Purchased 1996, SOLD 16Feb10
1983 Maxima diesel wagon, 199k miles, rusty, light yellow/light brown. SOLD 14Jul07
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just a comment
I've been using 10w30 as the owners manual suggests, on cold days, it could be that 15w40 is too thick, however the pressure relief valve should moderate this. On a Ford diesel, I only had the block heater plugged in for 3 hours one morning, no pan heater, and 15w40 blew out the oil cooler seals.
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