Hope all is ok with pressure mate. Top stuff from Ryan

 

well i was just speaking to a few more peeps and they are saying 21psi on idle is fine and rising to 40psi @ 4,000rpm is fine also as when i really boot it will prob go to around 50-60psi which is good isnt it? or what ?

 

No 40 psi @ 4000rpm is NOT fine!!

The oil pressure is rpm and temperature related and has nothing to do with whether you boot it or not.

If you have 40psi @ 4000rpm driving steady, you'll still have 40psi @ 4000rpm when you use it on boost. Unfortunately at 40psi you risk picking up a bearing if running high boost as that is insufficent pressure.

(As said earlier 50psi is minimum from 3000rpm with normal temp oil)

 

cheers for the info karl.

 

26psi at idle at normal operating temperature is the recommended MINIMUM for a Cosworth, rising to 35psi at 2000rpm...

Do you know what oil you have in? FYI Castrol RS10w60 will give you better oil pressure (+2-3psi higher) than other oils. If you already have this in your engine, it may be even worse than you think...

 

 

Could be worse than he thinks then, as Castrol gives really good oil pressures .

 

Lets hope it's a faulty gauge then!

 

another FUBAR SCS engine

 

bollox...

 

Weird innit though Ryan, it was running spot on when you took it out? I wonder if it standing for a while has somehow killed the oil pump Did you have an oil pressure gauge in your car btw?

 

yeah strange ian

wasnt standing for long though

Anyway ran 2 option really.

1. I have the engine back and we call it quits.

2. We try and working something out i.e me helping out a little with costs of oil pump, shells, crank polish.

Either way were both going to lose cash, but the ball is completely in your court.

Sorry its come to this either way

 

Ryan,

Could still be a faulty oil pressure gauge mate, stranger things have happened!

 

yeah i can hope

be nice if it is, but i always expect the worse, that way you cant get anymore disheartened

 

Ryan - I appreciate the offer.

The car is in the garage as we speak and is gettin checked over so we shall see what the outcome is, but would it not be a bit hard to diagnose without taking it apart

Will let you know the outcome pal

Ran

 

ok ran cheers

looks like the my track car might go on hold

 

<<real tears for both of us.

 

Gotta say big up to Ryan, not many people would offer to do the same! Top man!

 

it mite be a sealer in the pick up pipe i know a lad that built a engine and fooked it 2nd day out cuz he pumped loads of sealer on the sump
only need a little bit in each corner when the half moon is at ends
hope its gets sorted

 

defaintely not that brom, as i only used spots of sealer of the corners of the moons as did the sump gasket before i sold the engine to ran.



but cheers anyway

would a leaky oil pump gasket cause low oil pressure?

 

Ryan is a top man - proper genuine

Sump gasket has been changed - ryan did u use sealant or a gasket

 

big up to ryan i think! as i would of bumped ya Ran!

 

in that case Lewis I would come round and snap u like a twiglet

 

ryan i dint know u had built it i was not sayin it was you
am sayin thats what can happen if done wrong

 

doh

i used sealer on my sump gasket

 

I would be more inclined to believe in Father Christmas than a cheapo gauge though .

Got to be worth checking the oil pressure with a pukka gauge and then if it is still low according to a trusted gauge, whip the sump off to check for sealant contamination as Brom says.....

 

he didnt build it brom he just took the sump off so ppl could look & then stuck a new gasket on! i would assume he only used what was needed sealer wise! he is a tight arse & dont use more than is needed!

 

brom not suggesting you did mate at all

i didnt build the engine at all mate, just changed the sump gasket for ran as it was weaping slightly, also gave him a new cambelt and rocker cover gasket with the engine.

Cheers for the comments though brom

 

ok so who has a proper dappa don gauge that they can lend me or even hook up to the car and tell me if there is anything up with it. Needs to be local to berkshire?

 

u guys are getting me worried my cars is standing still for about 5 weeks now

ill start her up tonite just to get everything going

 

Rene - do you have a paranoia gauge?

 

i have a autometer phantom one but its been sitting there for 5 weeks now as my brakes are shagged and still waiting for parts

ill just start her up and let her warm up to get everything trought the engine so nothing can wear out

 

5 weeks in nothing tho - i thought it would still be alright?

 

So u reckon if its standing still for a few weeks it doesnt matter ? no that i think it is but by reading this thread i got some doubts?

 

well i have left mine standing previoulsy for over a month and she started and drive fine with no problems.

Usually only drive the damn thing about once a week lately, if that, but once she is on the road properly im taking it everywhere until i get the fuel bill

 

ah well might start her anyway which she should like

 

yep its always to keep em ticking over on a regular basis as things do start to go wrong if left for a long time - fooking fords eh

 

now you are doing it again

ill get it started today

 

Don't start the car unless you are ready to drive it, leaving it idling for long periods of time is not good for it (builds up some nasty corrosive gasses). When you do start it from long periods of standing idle, disconnect the fuel pump relay and crank it over for at least 30s (to build up oil pressure), reconnect fuel pump relay and then start.

 

aah ok mike thanks

now everybody shut the fook up! i am listening to mike