SasaniFab
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- Dec 1, 2013
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Mexico,
Connecticut
So some of you may know I recently assembled my first complete engine unassisted. I change my oil frequently, I cant even say my engine is at the 1k mark yet and ive changed my oil 5 times. I don't think this is out of the ordinary as its a new engine and during break in you change the oil a few times to check the health of your engine. After each oil change I cut the filter and check the filter media for anything suspicious. I was on my 5th filter and each one previously has been spotless. So I decided to change my oil ....so I go through the motions and after I finish I happened to be walking by the drip pan and the light caught the oil at the perfect angle and all I could see is sparkle The bottom of the pan is sparking like a star......So at this point I started sweating and sharted a few times and pretty much started panicking. I tore off the valve cover and really contemplated dropping my pan. I hadn't opened the filter at this point so I figured I cut the filter and go from there. So I cut the filter.... clean as can be. Long story short the pan I used was on the floor in from of my bench grinder ......All of that panic for nothing. The good news is after two trips to the dyno and several 640whp pulls my engine is running like a top. I did have a question related to oil pressure. When driving where does your factory oil gauge sit.....I noticed while driving hard my oil gauge sits around the middle of the two bars [ [ I ]. when idling the gauge will sits like [ I [ ] a little more than a 1/4 inch from the left. During the cruise the gauge is always moving obviously but at idle it stays constant. I know the oem gauge isn't the most accurate.