[inkorekt]

I recently bought a 1998 Impreza 2.5 RS, and the day after I bought it it started to make some engine noise. The noise sounded similar to a rod knocking, but a bit more subdued. I took it to the dealer, and they said it had too much oil pressure and it was causing valvetrain noise. They told me that it should be around 40-60 PSI, and it was reading 140 PSI. They flushed the engine out, and it is better, but I have heard the sound once or twice since.

Does this sound odd? I am a bit worried about this.

 

[HondaH8er]

Maybe you should get a leak-down test done. Too much oil pressure could damage seals and gaskets, depending on how long it was running too much pressure.

 

[inkorekt]

Hopefully, it wasn't running that much pressure long. I'll have to get it tested soon, thanks. So this isn't an unusual problem then?