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914itis
post Apr 23 2014, 06:27 AM
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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


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post Apr 24 2014, 04:01 PM
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911s, even the 2 liter engines, run what most non-Porsche people consider scary low oil pressure. When the 2.7 came to market, Porsche changed the oil pressure switch for the light to one with a lower threshold so the light wouldn't come on at idle. At this time, that switch is what you put in all the air cooled 911 engines. If your switch is working correctly and the light comes on at 900 RPM, you're running at less than .5 BAR. That's around 7 PSI. If your temps aren't unusually high, if you're running 20w50, and your idle isn't less than 900 RPM, you may have a problem. First thing I would suggest is installing updated cam tower oil fittings. They're somewhat more restrictive and should raise your overall oil pressure a little. After that, you may have to look into major surgery ......................

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914itis   Oil pressure concern   Apr 23 2014, 06:27 AM
r_towle   Do you have an external cooler and thermostat?   Apr 23 2014, 06:34 AM
914itis   Do you have an external cooler and thermostat? ...   Apr 23 2014, 06:59 AM
brant   Most likely loose tolerances (worn motor). And hea...   Apr 23 2014, 07:16 AM
914itis   Most likely loose tolerances (worn motor). And he...   Apr 23 2014, 07:41 AM
76-914   Most likely loose tolerances (worn motor). And h...   Apr 23 2014, 09:00 AM
SLITS   Can't speak for the oil light, but on flat six...   Apr 23 2014, 07:21 AM
Randal   Can't speak for the oil light, but on flat si...   Apr 23 2014, 09:09 AM
stownsen914   Can't speak for the oil light, but on flat si...   Apr 24 2014, 12:56 PM
brant   Can't speak for the oil light, but on flat s...   Apr 24 2014, 01:50 PM
yeahmag   I always wanted to mount a mechanical sender in th...   Apr 24 2014, 03:29 PM
Cap'n Krusty   911s, even the 2 liter engines, run what most non-...   Apr 24 2014, 04:01 PM
914itis   I just spoke to a local expert who confirmed the c...   Apr 24 2014, 04:40 PM
914itis   Any recommendations , thread size on a mechanical ...   Apr 26 2014, 06:00 AM
914itis   Feeling better today, I pulled the sender and it i...   Apr 26 2014, 09:03 AM
Steve   Pelican sells them. I just bought one for my Tri g...   Apr 26 2014, 09:25 AM
914itis   Pelican sells them. I just bought one for my Tri ...   Apr 26 2014, 11:03 AM
Dave_Darling   How about this one, then? http://www.pelicanparts...   Apr 26 2014, 11:42 AM
Steve   How about this one, then? http://www.pelicanpart...   Apr 26 2014, 08:53 PM
914itis   Picked up a 5 bar sender from the great Bruce . I ...   Apr 28 2014, 12:15 PM
SLITS   Picked up a 5 bar sender from the great Bruce . I...   Apr 28 2014, 02:09 PM
bcheney   So glad this had a HAPPY ENDING :driving:   Apr 28 2014, 06:49 PM
r_towle   So glad this had a HAPPY ENDING :driving: Happy...   Apr 28 2014, 07:36 PM
914itis   So glad this had a HAPPY ENDING :driving: Happ...   Apr 28 2014, 08:25 PM
Vacca Rabite   :trophy: :trophy: :trophy: :trophy: :trophy: ...   Apr 28 2014, 07:17 PM


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