Oil light flicker

Thicker oil (or oil thickening schmutz) is NEVER the answer. In fact a heavier oil, especially now that we are going into the cooler weather, will accelerate wear. I lost an engine due to STP+20w/50 one cold morning.

Sure we've all thrown STP into a sick automatic, or filled differentials with bacon grease and sawdust to get something sold. But this is only a "fix" and not a REPAIR. Verify your actual pressure and decide what to do then. If you have at least 5 psi at idle, and 30 or so going down the road, you should be fine for a while on the street.

BTW 81k is pretty low mileage for a 318 to be causing oil pressure problems, unless it seldom saw an oil change, or was used for short trips.

I got to agree with the Chief (just this once LOL). Varify with a mechanical guage what your pressure is and if it is 5 to 10 lbs at idle ask yourself a simple question. Do I want to calve this engine and have to hunt up a new one or is a set of crank and conrod bearings a cheap and dirty fix, I know what I'd do. BTW my 383 runs 25lbs at idle, hot, and I run Rotella 10-30.

Terry:burnout: