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Posted: Jul 01 2010 at 3:14pm \| IP Logged

Sometimes on start up the truck takes several seconds to turn out the oil pressure light, as if the pump had no prime. I bought the truck (2005 Frontier V6 4x4 automatic) w/ 98,000 miles and now have 105,000. Changed oil once, it seems like it may be getting worse. Anybody know anything encouraging or is it going to die soon?

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Posted: Jul 01 2010 at 11:30pm \| IP Logged

It's possible the sensor is just getting coated with crude or slowly going out. It's just taking it a little longer to read the pressure. If it bothers you that much you can start simple and have the sensor replaced.

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Posted: Jul 02 2010 at 6:05am \| IP Logged

What kind of filter do you have on?
Try changing the oil and put a oem filter on and see if it helps.

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Posted: Jul 02 2010 at 8:55am \| IP Logged

I don't believe it's just the sensor, there's a little bit of motor noise associated with it.

I'm using a fram filter, I'll try an OEM. I did intentionally overfill a little with oil yesterday and that seems to have helped.

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Posted: Jul 02 2010 at 8:30pm \| IP Logged

Over filling is never a good idea. Not only will it help gum up the throttle, but it also creates air bubbles in the oil from the crank shaft hitting it.

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Posted: Jul 04 2010 at 8:06am \| IP Logged

Okay, I understand aeration from the crank, I worry about seal problems from that. The same issue vent ahead of the throttle for positve crank case ventilation type thing? Didn't think about it but I suppose these motors must have something that does similar to the old pcv valves?

Nice choice of woods bikes, a little more serious then my KDX's but I only make it out to the forest a couple times a year.

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Posted: Jul 06 2010 at 8:43pm \| IP Logged

gofast wrote:

Nice choice of woods bikes, a little more serious then my KDX's but I only make it out to the forest a couple times a year.[/P

I'm in 1st place in the Super Senior B class for the WNYOA Harescramble series in NY and Pa.

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Posted: Jul 07 2010 at 11:52am \| IP Logged

I'm running now just at the top of the dipstick range and it seems to be solving the problem.

Congrats on the harescramble results. Maybe I'll run into you sometime if you ever play at Marienville or Rocky Gap.

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