When the car is idleing the oil pressure gage jumps. Usually just a little but sometimes as much as 20 psi. It also does this at freeway speeds. I was looking under the hood and noticed that the digital egr has oil all over it's base. It seems like the oil is leaking out of the egr. I pulled the egr and it has some kinda gray cream inside of it. Is any of this normal? Any help would be great.

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1988 Camaro RS
2.8L five speed
Money pit from hell!!

1988 Camaro
2.8L automatic
t-tops
160* THERMO
Rapid fire plugs

 

Sounds like you are pumping water out the pipe.

Is there any water in the oil??

Does the car run OK??

Maybe just a moisture buildup in the EGR passage.

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ASE Mechanic/Machinist/Smog Tech

1999 NBM Trans Am
1986 Chevy 3/4 ton pick up
1981 corvette
1995 Kawi ZX6R

GO #3

 

Definatly an oil/water mix. Had the same goop in the air Bendix air compressors we used in industrial Detroit Diesel engines.

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85T/A 305/QJ work in progress.

 

The car runs well. It's oil/water. Is this ok?

[This message has been edited by HIX5000 (edited February 11, 2001).]

 

As long as it doesn't overheat and there aren't any fluids that are mixing (one getting fuller while the other is losing fluid) you should be alright.

It might just be condensation.

I would look for water out the ex. pipe or any water loss.

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ASE Mechanic/Machinist/Smog Tech

1999 NBM Trans Am
1986 Chevy 3/4 ton pick up
1981 corvette
1995 Kawi ZX6R

GO #3



[This message has been edited by Engineboy (edited February 11, 2001).]