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Old 05 December 2009, 11:41 AM
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My impreza is reading between 3&4 at idle and when driving around 6 . Is this normal ? Thanks

The gauges are defi and the scale kpa

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3/4 bar at idle and 6bar driving is normal. No idea if kpa = bar im afraid
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If the unit of measurement is shown for every 100 kPa then 6 will be equal to 6bar.

100kPa = 1bar.

If you were only showing 1kPa then you would not have an engine left after 1 nanosecond.
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