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Q & A: Low Oil Pressure

Sunday March 17th, 2002
Q & A, MGA, MGB, MGC, MG T-Type, Midget
Mr. Twist,

I spoke with you on the telephone a couple of days ago about an MGA I recently purchased. The previous owner said that it probably needed to have it's engine overhauled. On the phone you had asked about the oil pressure, and it is about 35 lbs at regular running speeds. You said that was pretty low, and mentioned a couple of "not drastic" things that could cause that. I think I did pretty good with the purchase price, and I wouldn't want to run into any major engine problems in the near future, especially if I have the car sent from St. Louis, MO, up to you, so I wouldn't be against a complete engine rebuild. Can you give me a description of what you do in an engine rebuild, and some sort of prices. I have heard that these cars can be a bit quirky, so I know an estimate won't be exact.

Thank you for you time,

Jason J. Buchek

JASON!

The route to "proper" oil pressure is as follows:

1. Change the oil and filter -- use Castrol 20W/50 GTX
2. Change the oil pressure relief valve on the left rear of the block
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