Oil Pressure - Am I paranoid?

IMO, anything below 20 psi at hot idle is too low. I concur with the folks above to file a claim with Jasper now and follow their instructions.

File a claim.

We can speculate all day long between the oil pickup tube o-ring, cam bearings, etc ... but if it's under warranty, wash your hands of it and exchange it.

Hopefully jasper will at least cover the labor difference for this one. Would be a bummer to pay for labor again and be without the car another 2 weeks.

Doubeleive said:

some parts are re-used on a long block, I am not sure if the oil pump is one of them, or not the oil pan is for sure and I believe the oil pressure sensor is another and water pump and intake and the rest of the bolt on's, spark plugs should be new.
10 psi is the trigger for low oil pressure, technically 12 I would say is questionable, normally 14 is what you might see at hot idle.
at the very least when that 500 miles rolls around I would get a sample and send it out to blackstone labs or who ever you prefer.

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Based on Jasper’s website, new oil pan comes with the long block. I know the oil pressure sensor is reused, but I replaced that with a GM sensor roughly 1 year/15k miles ago.

lspann3525 said:

cold idle mines goes a little bit over 40...hot idle I would say in the 30s..

I have noticed the longer I go without changing the oil the lower the oil pressure gets as I drive. But soon as I change the oil and filter the oil pressure gets better... I usually go by the oil percentage to change my oil but others change every 3k

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Cold idle was nearly 55psi today. Historically I change my oil every 5k on all my cars and run a blackstone every 20-25k or so.

pbbigmac2 said:

Cold idle was nearly 55psi today. Historically I change my oil every 5k on all my cars and run a blackstone every 20-25k or so.

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Thats a really big difference to 10 psi hot...
I Think I'd at least report it to jasper....
And change the oil and filter... I once had a bad filter that was causing this issue
(on a different engine). It was a faulty filter.
Use an ACDelco or Wix filter. Do you use a magnetic drain plug ???
I do on all my cars and my customers' cars. It's a good indication if something
is really wrong.
The pressure sensor and/or sensor screen could also be an issue. they get
f'd up pretty quickly. Use a gm sensor if at all possible