70psi at idle (oil pressure)!?

[tsidrift1]

I just got the car runnin again today. I went and drove it around for about 20 min. when I came back I noticed I was gettin some blue smoke at idle. I shut the car off. An hour or so later I start it back up, no blue smoke. I did notice that my oil pressure gauge was peaked out. I then looked at my prosport oil pres gauge. It was reading around 70-80psi at idle? The sensor is new the gauge has been switched with a different one. It floats around a lot also. Anywhere from 35-40psi to 70-80psi at idle. I unplugged the stock pressure gauge and plugged it back in. It doesnt peg anymore. But the prosport gauge is still pegging out and it is hitting 100psi if I rev it to 2000 or above. I now only have blue smoke when I rev it idle? Can someone please tell me what I can check? Mods are in profile.

Thanks,
Anthony

 

[tsidrift1]

I just did a compression test. I got 160 all the way across, so im guessing no headgasket problems or rings, for the smoke problem.

Anthony

 

[1992awdlaser]

The high oil pressure is most likely due to the balance shafts being eliminated. You can port the oil filter housing to bring the pressure down.

 

[tsidrift1]

yea i have been reading about that. I just dont get why everything was fine for 2200 miles and now all of the sudden the pressure spikes this morning?

Anthony

 

[tsidrift1]

why would it bounce around so much also. Like 60psi and then it jumps to 80psi at idle it'll do this.

Anthony

 

[cjridert1]

pull your filter housing and port it out **not too much** and recheck your OP. maybe there is some debris of sorts (seems unreasonable) that is reducing the relief port diameter? How does the oil look?

 

[tsidrift1]

The oil looks fine. I have no leaks except for a small one from the oil return line. I just dont get what would cause it to just start doing it this morning.

Anthony