Oil Pressure - Stock 97MY (15w/40)
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Blew my engine up before Xmas and have nearly run-in the re-build. Still running on 15w/40 semi but will be going to fully synth in about 500miles.
.....Ok, so that's the background covered. What I want to know is what oil pressures you guys are seeing (assuming you've got a gauge) so that I can get an idea of where my engine's at.
Typically I'm seeing...
Idle (Cold) : 1-3 bar
Idle (Hot) : 1 bar
High Speed / Load : 6-7 bar
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Typically I'm seeing...
Idle (Cold) : 1-3 bar
Idle (Hot) : 1 bar
High Speed / Load : 6-7 bar
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Originally Posted by MarkFitz
kak! - I knew the hot idle looked a bit low. Better check oil level....
In mine (running 10w-60 castrol Rs), at start up the pressure is between 5 and 6 Bar. Fully warmed up, idle is ~3 Bar.
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Oil level was a little low, as to be expected, and now that I've topped up I'm only seeing a marginal increase in hot idle pressure. cold idle and high speed/load is ok. With no leaks in the system I'm now starting to think if it might be the pump.
Next oil change to fully-synth is around now anyway so I might tackle both jobs in one go.
Thanks for info guys.
Next oil change to fully-synth is around now anyway so I might tackle both jobs in one go.
Thanks for info guys.
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