oil pressure

[sleightofhand]

Hey guys just wondering if you are experiencing high oil pressure when you start up and drive. Mine stays at half at idle but moves all the way to in between 3/4 and H at just 2500rpm. Goes basically to H if above 3000rpm.
It does that for about 10-15 minutes, then stays at 1/2 on gauge or very slight fluctuation after that at all rpms. I noticed my friends armada does it and the dealer said its normal but if it makes me feel uneasy to bring it in and they will fix it. Which i dont get if its normal i mean either its normal or not. If it is normal anyone have a good explanation to why this occurs, and what affects on seals it will have???? Thankyou

[bighawaii]

for oil weight on a how it works site, may pick up a thing or 2 on the side. its normal btw.

[stevnmd]

What you're experiencing is normal. That's why it's REALLY not a bad idea to start the truck and let it warm up for a few minutes before taking off. All vehicles are like that, but most don't have a pressure gauge to show you...

The gauge is a reminder for me. Whenever possible, I start the truck and let it warm up for at least several minutes before taking off. ESPECIALLY on very cold mornings...

If you don't want to wait, at least don't hammer it until it's warm. Again, this is true with ANY vehicle, not just your Titan...

[1BadTitan]

My needle dont move. When I start it it goes from off to high and stays there the entire time I drive. Is that a problem?

[got_titan]

Originally Posted by 1BadTitan

My needle dont move. When I start it it goes from off to high and stays there the entire time I drive. Is that a problem?

that seems like a problem if it does not move from that position at all. i would take it to the dealer may be a faulty oil sending unit

[cali-titan]

Not such problem here, turn it on and it goes a tad past the middle, five minutes later it is right in the middle, and it stays there.

[TITAN-IUM]

When I first got my truck, whenever I would hit a bump or turn just right the oil pressure gauge would goto L and the oil pressure/coolant temp light would come on. What I thought was really weird was that it would intermittantly go down and come back up, so I took it in and they found a bad circuit board for the instrument cluster. They replaced it and now it seems to be good.

When I start my truck in the mornings the oil pressure will usually be above the middle and when I start driving it will go up a little higher when the rpm's rise. When it is already warm and been running for a while it is almost dead center all the time.

Hope this helps 1BadTitan.

[goathead]

this is completely normal, no need to warm up a vehicle either. when cold the oil is thicker and causes the higher pressure. it should drop in 5-10 minutes. if it peggs the whole time or bottoms out, then worry. otherwise dont worrry. this is straight from the service manager at my local nissan shop who has seen me through 3 other nissans.

[GATORTITAN]

Since the nights/mornings started getting colder late October, I started noticing THE EXACT SAME situtation with my 2006 4x4 LE. I have 24500 miles and I think the oil pressure dealeo has been going on for a while. Dealer told me the same thing--"that's normal". I was thinking about taking a few new ones for a comparison test ride early AM next time I take my truck into the dealer for service. I live on a semi rural cul-de-sac off a state road and even after letting the truck warm up for five minutes in 50 or 60 degree weather, it is very unsettling to watch the pressure guage bury when you accelerate up to 50 plus miles to merge with the traffic. After 15 or 20 minutes the pressure subsides down to about 50 percent. Is this normal???

[GATORTITAN]

After posting about the oil pressure gauge, I spent time finding and reading on the numerous other "oil pressure" threads on the site. Feel comfortable now and in the future will perform a more thorough search before posting a question. Thanks everyone.

[Lurchdubious]

i've been a bit nervous about this too. when i start it up for 5-6 minutes the gauge is at 3/4, then right at 1/2 when it's warm. i didn't notice until after i put in the mobil 1 so i was worried it had something to do with that. good to know everyone experiences pretty much the same thing.

[RangerNewbie]

Originally Posted by goathead

this is completely normal, no need to warm up a vehicle either.

When it's -10 and -20 F all night- it's a really good idea to warm the engine with no load before you hammer down.

[pcg_k25]

OK HERE IS WHAT I GOT, 2004 NISSAN TITAN 31,500 MILES GOT IT USED WITH 24,000. OIL PRESSURE RAN IN THE MIDDLE NO IDEA WHAT KIND OF OIL WAS IN IT. 27,OOO CHANGE THE OIL 6 1/2 QUARTS VALVOLINE DuraBlend 5W30 FRAM TOUGH GARD FILTER STARTED THE TRUCK AND IT WAS TICKING(NOT INJECTERS). PUT 1,700 MILES ON THAT OIL AND THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/2 WHEN IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. CHANGED THE OIL AGAIN AND THE OIL WAS DARK AND THIN I PUT 10W30 VALVOLINE OIL FRAM TOUGH GARD FILTER. PUT ABOUT 2800 MILES ON THAT OIL AND IT STARTED IT AGAIN (OILPRESSURE DROP). SO CHANGED THE OIL AGAIN AND IT HASN'T DUNE IT YET ANY IDEAS? IF THE TRUCK SITS AND YOU CRANK IT IT STILL MAKE THE TICKING NOISE!

[Lurchdubious]

Originally Posted by pcg_k25

OK HERE IS WHAT I GOT, 2004 NISSAN TITAN 31,500 MILES GOT IT USED WITH 24,000. OIL PRESSURE RAN IN THE MIDDLE NO IDEA WHAT KIND OF OIL WAS IN IT. 27,OOO CHANGE THE OIL 6 1/2 QUARTS VALVOLINE DuraBlend 5W30 FRAM TOUGH GARD FILTER STARTED THE TRUCK AND IT WAS TICKING(NOT INJECTERS). PUT 1,700 MILES ON THAT OIL AND THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1/2 WHEN IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. CHANGED THE OIL AGAIN AND THE OIL WAS DARK AND THIN I PUT 10W30 VALVOLINE OIL FRAM TOUGH GARD FILTER. PUT ABOUT 2800 MILES ON THAT OIL AND IT STARTED IT AGAIN (OILPRESSURE DROP). SO CHANGED THE OIL AGAIN AND IT HASN'T DUNE IT YET ANY IDEAS? IF THE TRUCK SITS AND YOU CRANK IT IT STILL MAKE THE TICKING NOISE!

care to hit that lil' caps lock button on your sony vaio bigguy??

[pcg_k25]

sorry about the caplocks being on, was at work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
didn't mean to BUG U Lurchdubious
thanks for your input