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Originally Posted by csolas
Hi all,
Few questions i have about the car 2019 2ss 1le
1-Even under heavy acceleration my oil pressure gauge never passes 50psi. Is this normal? I am used to my mustang where the oil pressure gauge was all the way up under heavy acceleration reading around 100psi
2-diff fluid change needed after 1500 miles? the manual says only if you are going to track the car but that sounds fishy to me.
3-oil catch can really needed? if the engineers at GM that designed this would have thought it would need an oil catch can then why didnt they put one? In one of my plastic vacuum lines by the intake there is a little plastic box that looks like a catch can?? this is me just wondering.
4-the volt meter sometimes reads very low close to the 12 line and some other times it is right at 14 volts. is this normal?
thank you all
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I don't have a 1LE, but I have a 2020 2SS (that I'll likely never track, but WILL drive "spiritedly" on the road...)
1. Oil pressure - That is normal, the Mustang engine is complete different, apples to oranges...
2. I changed my differential fluid at 500 miles, I will change it again at 1,500 miles and then at ever other oil change (I'm going to change my oil every 3,000 miles maximum)... Diff fluid is cheap, components are not... Ounce of prevention and all that stuff... A Diff fluid change (doing it yourself is less than $40... Not worth skimping on, VERY easy to change yourself)
3. Oil Catch Can - I installed a Mishimoto catch can, and in the 750 miles it's been on, it has caught around an ounce of oil that didn't go on to my intake valves and turn into carbon deposits... I understand the thought of "if GM engineers thought the car needed it, they would have added it..." Here are a couple angles on that... GM Power train warranty is 5 years/60,000 miles, odds are NOTHING will happen in that time frame regarding carbon buildup that would be significant enough to cause a warranty issue... Secondly, adding a catch can is another "user required maintenance item", if the catch can ever actually filled up completely with fluid (most prevalent in cold environments) and the engine started ingesting fluid, that would be VERY, VERY bad... If a catch can was never emptied during the warranty period, it would VERY likely fill up and start porting fluid into the intake, likely causing hydrolock on the engine, causing catastrophic failure and major warranty claims...)
4. Voltmeter - That is normal when the battery is fully charged, the car has a "Smart Alternator" and it will charge as needed...