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Anonymous Posted on Mar 25, 2009

Slow acceleration, high rpm

1992 buick lesabre- the car idles at about1000 rpm, when I accelerate it is very slow and the rpm hovers around 2000, it will not drop unless I ease off the gas a bit or push it to about 50mph but then I have a vibration during this. After 50mph it drops to about 1500 rpm and seems fine. Also on accleration, the oil pressure gauge reads high, of the chart, and drops down to a normal range when I let off the gas. Once I get to about 40-50mph it stays high and doesn't drop down to normal until I slow down. Just changed the oil. but I think the oil may be to heavy, using 10w40. Any suggestions?

  • Anonymous Mar 28, 2009

    No it isn't cold, I live in N. Florida. I check the oil everyday and it looks ok

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    10w40 isnt very good on a small engine inthe cold is it cold were u live? did you put too much oil in?

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Tak ometer is fine its the odometer

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This sounds normal to me! The engine will read that rpm when accerlerating lightly. It is the stall of the torque convertor. The oil pressure will always be higher when the rpm's are higher, or when the oil is thicker - cold.

Virbration? That is a different story. Oil won't cause that.

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