First of all, I've searched and I've searched, but I can't find any previous discussions here regarding high oil pressure. There are tons of discussons about oil pressure in general and many that discuss low oil pressure. I didn't read EVERY thread about oil pressure (there are just way too many) so my apologies if I missed it.
I just changed my oil yesterday to Mobil 1 10W-30 and now the oil pressure is unusually high. In a cold engine, the stock oil pressure gauge reads 4 at 1500rpm. With the engine warmed up, it reads a little under 5 at 3000rpm and maxes out at a little over 7 at 5500rpm. There is an approximately 1-unit drop at VTEC. Even at idle, the gauge never drops below 2.
I've checked the oil level numerous times and it's almost exactly halfway between the two holes on the dipstick. If anything, it's a tiny bit above halfway. The car was previously using Pennzoil 10w30 non-synthetic and pressures were registering about 1-1.5 units lower than they are now, with cold start oil pressure being significantly higher with the new oil.
I've been driving very carefully today, keeping RPMs below 3000 as much as I can. (Requires a lot of restraint!) I have a racer friend who told me horror stories about oil seals getting blown out because of too much oil pressure, so I'm a little concerned.
Does my oil pressure sound dangerously high? If so, what can be done to correct it?
TIA.
I just changed my oil yesterday to Mobil 1 10W-30 and now the oil pressure is unusually high. In a cold engine, the stock oil pressure gauge reads 4 at 1500rpm. With the engine warmed up, it reads a little under 5 at 3000rpm and maxes out at a little over 7 at 5500rpm. There is an approximately 1-unit drop at VTEC. Even at idle, the gauge never drops below 2.
I've checked the oil level numerous times and it's almost exactly halfway between the two holes on the dipstick. If anything, it's a tiny bit above halfway. The car was previously using Pennzoil 10w30 non-synthetic and pressures were registering about 1-1.5 units lower than they are now, with cold start oil pressure being significantly higher with the new oil.
I've been driving very carefully today, keeping RPMs below 3000 as much as I can. (Requires a lot of restraint!) I have a racer friend who told me horror stories about oil seals getting blown out because of too much oil pressure, so I'm a little concerned.
Does my oil pressure sound dangerously high? If so, what can be done to correct it?
TIA.