Yes, the pressure was measured with a mechanical gauge.You can't relie on the instrument cluster gauges. For an accurate measurement a mechanical gauge placed in the sender unit port can be used for test purposes.
Almost 71k miles. I had my suspicions about the pump, as well, but the mileage sounds kind of low for this issue, as far as I'm aware?I don't think it's all that common on the 3.7L but an oil pump can get weak or have a defect of some sort that makes it provide less pressure than normal. Idk what the right pressure is supposed to be on your 3.7L warmed up at idle but I'd say that 25psi sounds pretty good in general. Worn bearings or a clogged oil pump pickup are somewhat common causes for low oil pressure problems. How many miles are on the car?
The miles aren't very high so typically unless there was an initial issue when the engine was put together the bearings should be fine. I really don't think that there's a way to check the crank bearings without major disassembly. The oil pump mostly just requires dropping the oil pan to change though.Almost 71k miles. I had my suspicions about the pump, as well, but the mileage sounds kind of low for this issue, as far as I'm aware?
I'll definitely need to check the pump and bearings, though - thank you!
Understood, if the problem persists, I shall try to look into the pump-side of things, then. Thank you!The miles aren't very high so typically unless there was an initial issue when the engine was put together the bearings should be fine. I really don't think that there's a way to check the crank bearings without major disassembly. The oil pump mostly just requires dropping the oil pan to change though.
