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27-08-2005, 02:48 PM

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Oil psi

Just fitted a gauge on my car today and was reading 50-60 on idle with a cold engine but once i left work and was in heavy traffic in the town the reading dropped to 20-30 on idle with a hot engine

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27-08-2005, 03:14 PM

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it will allways drop when the engine is hot! mine reads 90 when cold on idle and 40 when hot! did you fit the sender that came with the gauge?

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27-08-2005, 04:21 PM

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Yes mate fitted everything that came with the kit had to buy an adaptor from burton for the back of the block its one of those ford racing gauges

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27-08-2005, 05:19 PM

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20-30 on idle sounds about right. Idle oil pressure mean nothing. It's on load at 5000 rpm it matters

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27-08-2005, 06:58 PM

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Its peaks at about 60-70 when hot i have been fiddling again sealing all the joints with locktite am away out in a bit take her for a good run to see how she does when not so hot

Cheers Ladz

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