Has anybody got an oil pressure gauge in their car? What readings do you get idling cold and idling warm? Not sure if my cheaply gauge has gone faulty already...
Has anybody got an oil pressure gauge in their car? What readings do you get idling cold and idling warm? Not sure if my cheaply gauge has gone faulty already...
roughly 4 bar when cold, and 1.5 to 2 bar when warm/hot.
I had around 2.0 bar iirc but that was a new oil pump. So as above around 1.5 would be expected on an older engine.
also take into account oil viscosity as thicker oil will create more pressure when cold etc
new oil pump with 5w/40 was 4.5bar cold at idle and 2bar at hot idle. sometimes a little lower at *really* hot idle
white '94 s13 200sx scrapped - mapped to 1.45bar. OS giken box, garrett GT2876R, 950cc injectors, ORC twin plate, nistune. 349bhp/325lbft @ 1.3bar CA18DET
white '96 s13 180sx - type g with more kouki bits- RB25DET, GTR steel twin turbo conversion, RB26 crank & rods. 2.6L VVT twin turbo, SR20 OSG box, OSG STR twin plate clutch, Z32 ECU w/ nistune.
current status: 180 a bit broken but to be repaired.
Cool thanks guys. I'm hoping its just a faulty gauge and not a sticky relief valve! :-/
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