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Oil pressure on a /6 under load |
SirAndy |
Jun 13 2019, 08:14 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,640 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
What is the max oil pressure i should be comfortable with (under load) on my 3.6L?
I've been reading 993 manuals and posts all over the tinterwebs and all i can say for certain is that the stock 993 gauge seems to max out at 5 bar but according to all the info i found you'll get there already around 3k rpm and then the gauge just sits at max. The reason i'm asking is that i'm using a gauge showing psi instead of bar (with the correct sender for that) and 5 bar should be around 73 psi but my oil pressure is substantially above that under load. I'll idle around 40 psi (sometimes drops to 25-30 when it's really hot) and hit 100 psi as soon as i get above 3k rpm and pretty much stays there. I've seen as much as 110 psi. 100 psi is about 6.9 bar 110 psi is about 7.6 bar Question is, am i about to blow up my engine running these kinds of pressures? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
DaveO90s4 |
Jun 14 2019, 04:31 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 149 Joined: 26-April 16 From: Australia Member No.: 19,935 Region Association: None |
Andy, another 928 comment (not 993) that may be relevant. On the 928 the maximum gauge reading is 5 bar but the pump will pump up to 8 bar. Anything from 5 to 8 bar simply has the needle pegged at 5 bar. Maybe the 993 adopts the same Porsche thinking? Just a thought
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SirAndy |
Jun 14 2019, 04:34 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,640 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Andy, another 928 comment (not 993) that may be relevant. On the 928 the maximum gauge reading is 5 bar but the pump will pump up to 8 bar. Anything from 5 to 8 bar simply has the needle pegged at 5 bar. Maybe the 993 adopts the same Porsche thinking? Just a thought That's what i am hoping for but i can't find any definitive answers anywhere about what the max actually is. 8 bar is ~ 116 psi and my engine gets that high when i drive it hard. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
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