Increased PSI resulting in engine working harder? Discovered Dent in oil pan

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Okay guys, I got some relatively bad news, if you will.

I had my Honda mechanic test the alternator, and he said that it passed. They are trying to run diagnostics to see what could be the problem that I've been describing in here. So, good alternator and good battery, apparently. I'll let you know if they find out anything.

I called the mechanic back just now, after giving the go ahead with further investigating the 'problem' in order to mention that I had used SeaFoam in the crankcase prior to my last oil change. I mentioned about the screen possibly being clogged and wondering if that could be causing the problems here, but since he said my oil light hadn't come on yet I shouldn't worry about that. He examined the oil pan dent, but doesn't believe that that has anything to do with what's going on and its not worth the labor + parts to just pull and inspect/re-install pan. So, they're in there working for me now. We'll see where it goes. :fingers-crossed: