oil pressure is at 550

[Robertgreenfield99]

hello every body i have a 94 cav and my oil pressure is at 550...im not quite to sure on what it is i come from a ford family so i am turing to you guys. i got in it one day to start it n i relized that it was at 550...could it be the pressure regulator?....what would the normal oil pressure be...

thanks Robert

[anomaly_va_1976]

Oil Pressure at 550 or 55 psi? 55 probly... sounds a little high.. most 2.2s and 3.1s operate at about 40 warm.... but 60 - 80 is normal for a cold start. If the reading is actually 550, likely you are reading the tachometer, not the oil pressure gauge.

[muff34]

Originally Posted by anomaly_va_1976

Oil Pressure at 550 or 55 psi? 55 probly... sounds a little high.. most 2.2s and 3.1s operate at about 40 warm.... but 60 - 80 is normal for a cold start. If the reading is actually 550, likely you are reading the tachometer, not the oil pressure gauge.

looking at his profile ,he is Canadian. Canadian vehicles have gauges which are metric . 550 is the high end of the oil pressure gauge .