High Oil Pressure On Startup?!

[james306 0]

Recently my oil pressure gauge is going up to just below the top mark upon start up, at first I thought 's*it, blocked pick up' and cut the engine straight away, but restart and same again, sounds healthy enough, no knocking/tapping/rough noise so very gently drive on. After about 2 minutes (once the oil begins to warm/thin?) it goes back to normal and drops down in idle, picks up with revs etc.

 

Something I should be hugely concerned about?

 

Could it just be the cold oil or do you think I should be investigating for a blockage/debris by the oil pick up?

 

Oil and filter change due with the cam belt change next week or so, as cam oil seal is leaking.

[large 33]

What was it doing before? TBH it sounds normal.

A blocked oil pick up would not give you high oil pressure.

[Anthony 1,003]

I personally wouldn't worry too much about it - some of the 205's I've owned have had the pressure gauge off the scale with stone cold oil and they didn't expire.

[james306 0]

Puts my mind at ease a bit

 

It never did it at first, just seems to have started in the last 2 months, she was fine over winter when the oil would have been colder.