97 ecilpse Oil Pressure

Tiny
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I have a 97 spyder eclipse gs-t 2.0 automatic.

I have noticed the oil pressure is always normal when I first start the car and the engine is cold. Car runs good and shifts at appropriate times.
When 5 or 10 mins pass by of driving and my engine is at normal temperature, the Oil Pressure deacreses substantially. It does affect the cars shifting times and is noticeable.
Should I be worried? Or is this normal in older cars?

I was thinking of getting the oil pump taken looked at.

The car has 115,000 miles on it.

Any suggestions:

Thanks
Raul
Friday, April 7th, 2006 AT 12:15 AM

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Tiny
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One more NOte.

When I drive at constant higher rpms like for example say on the freeway or when the car is in like 3rd or 4th gear. The oil pressure is always normal.

I find it odd and cant think of why my pressure drops to like 0 when im idling. Could it be the engine needs a flush?

Thanks for your help
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Monday, April 10th, 2006 AT 11:51 PM

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