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This is a 2000 XJ 4.0 I6 ~106,xxx miles on it.
The last 2 weeks my oil pressure has been dropping once the temperature reads ~210 degrees.
It will run at about 20-30 psi in top gear when cruising and drop down to almost zero at idle.
I also notice more heat coming through the instrument panels and cd player after extended driving now that this happens.
Took it to a mechanic to see if it was the sending unit, he said it was fine and just engine wear.
Engine appears to be running quite healthy, just had a new set of plugs and coil pack installed and there are no unusual sounds of signs of damage coming from the engine. Oil has changed regularly since I've owned it and is a little under 3,000 miles right now.
Should I still be concerned? Any guess as to how many more miles I can expect out of it (I was hoping for the legendary ~300,000 miles) anything else I could do to ease this? I make frequent long car rides (anywhere from 2-8 hours up and down the east coast) should I keep those to a minimum?
Thanks in advance for your responses.
The last 2 weeks my oil pressure has been dropping once the temperature reads ~210 degrees.
It will run at about 20-30 psi in top gear when cruising and drop down to almost zero at idle.
I also notice more heat coming through the instrument panels and cd player after extended driving now that this happens.
Took it to a mechanic to see if it was the sending unit, he said it was fine and just engine wear.
Engine appears to be running quite healthy, just had a new set of plugs and coil pack installed and there are no unusual sounds of signs of damage coming from the engine. Oil has changed regularly since I've owned it and is a little under 3,000 miles right now.
Should I still be concerned? Any guess as to how many more miles I can expect out of it (I was hoping for the legendary ~300,000 miles) anything else I could do to ease this? I make frequent long car rides (anywhere from 2-8 hours up and down the east coast) should I keep those to a minimum?
Thanks in advance for your responses.