Yes, if anything I really like keeping a close eye on my motor - when it gets hot and the oil's thinner I can see a little drop in pressure down a bit from the normal 55-60 PSI. From this I'm thinking about going to 20W-50 for summer as opposed to GTX3 15W-40 that I'm using now. Given the tolerances of the FJ20 I guess 20W in the cold Canberra mornings is okay. Some owners declare "oh man you gotta use synthetic mobil that's the best!" That 5W stuff is likely to do more harm than good in the good 'ole beefy FJ20T?!
> Mark, > > I know the problem on the FJ. You need to remove the weird stock adapter on > the DR30 FJ and use a L adapter to use both senders. Also, from memory you > need to use the Navara oil filter (Z170) as it clears the lot by a whisker. > Not really a problem for you as your FJ has a very reliable oil system and > I've never seen one with oil pressure problems. An idiot light really only > tell you have a problem, I'd run a gauge in preference any day. > > regards > Terry > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:membersozdat_owner@;datascribe.com.au]On Behalf Of Mark > Sent: Tuesday, 5 November 2002 9:02 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: smaller oil filter > > > Well these are not the stories I want to be reminded of, just when I've > become comfortable with my plastic-lined, self-fitted manual oil gauge > my faith has been reduced. I tried a couple of electrical senders and > all were way to big to fit near the oil filter on my FJ20ET. I did have > a L-piece but when it screws into the block for a nice fit the direction > for the sender is still wrong and fouls the (custom 1600) engine mount > which normally wouldn't be anywhere near there in a DR30 or Silvia. > > Actually I did get some replacement fitting from my local Pirtek dealer > and got some good advice about how to tighten up the olives correctly. > > MarkJT. > > > On Sunday, November 3, 2002, at 10:07 PM, Ben C wrote: > > > dont use a mechanical oil gauge! > > i learnt my lesson by having hot sump oil spray all over my leg > > > > just buy a gauge (electrical), its comes with the sensor to screw in > > place of the switch you have > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ --- > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------ - > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@;datascribe.com.au/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------- - >
