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Oil pressure concern |
914itis |
Apr 23 2014, 06:27 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,892 Joined: 9-October 10 From: New York City Member No.: 12,256 Region Association: North East States |
My drive to Hershey was flawless. I drive with the newly converted 6 for the first time a total of over 500 miles ov weekend.
The engine sounds great and handles great, however I have a glitch on the oil pressure gauge and light that I would like to figure it out and solved. When the engine is cold and the car is idling at about 1200, the light is off and the pressure gauge goes up over the 3 mark, as the engine warms up it goes down to 1 at idle and will not go pass the 1 1/2 mark at any rpm as shown on the picture ;the light will come on at a full stop (1000 rpm) I am using brad Penn 20x50 oil I am wondering if it's the pressure sender or oil overfill. All comments appreciated The motor is 6yl stock 2.0 Attached thumbnail(s) |
SLITS |
Apr 23 2014, 07:21 AM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None |
Can't speak for the oil light, but on flat sixes up to the 3.0L, the gauge was a 10 Bar (140 psig). Using a 10 Bar sender with a 5 Bar gauge might not work really well. Maybe you have a gauge / sender mismatch.
My gauge shows 0 at hot idle, but my oil light does not come on. Overfilling will not cause a reduction in oil pressure. It will cause oil to be blown out of the tank thru the vent. On cold startup, my engine throws 100+ psig at 2K RPM, but then settles down to about 10 psig per 1000 RPM. Electrical gauges are subject to 40 year old wiring connections. I would buy a cheap mechanical gauge and plumb it in to verify your gauge readings. |
Randal |
Apr 23 2014, 09:09 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
Can't speak for the oil light, but on flat sixes up to the 3.0L, the gauge was a 10 Bar (140 psig). Using a 10 Bar sender with a 5 Bar gauge might not work really well. Maybe you have a gauge / sender mismatch. My gauge shows 0 at hot idle, but my oil light does not come on. Overfilling will not cause a reduction in oil pressure. It will cause oil to be blown out of the tank thru the vent. On cold startup, my engine throws 100+ psig at 2K RPM, but then settles down to about 10 psig per 1000 RPM. Electrical gauges are subject to 40 year old wiring connections. I would buy a cheap mechanical gauge and plumb it in to verify your gauge readings. +1 Mechanical gauges are great and give you piece of mind. I had a big red light installed on my dash that would light up if low oil pressure was experienced. Motors are expensive and gauges or warning lights cheap! |
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