oil pressure at idle

[Mike Miller]

I've used the Bosch for years. If I run 10/30 then my pressure drops below 2 at idle. I use 15/50 M1 and have about 2 at idle and 4.5->5 at higher RPMs. Tried the 10/30 once for winter - made the vale train very noisy so I didn't run it very long.

mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: robert weinberg 
To: 200q20V mailing list 
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: oil pressure at idle


i was wondering that. i'm using a bosch filter from kragen. should i swap in a mann or a mahl?

or is 1.5 bar acceptable?

Robby



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From: Bryan Bassett - NDS <bryan at northwestdata.com>
To: robert weinberg <centaurus3200 at yahoo.com>
Sent: Thu, March 18, 2010 10:47:26 AM
Subject: Re: oil pressure at idle


Oil filters can cause that...
I only use Mann filters - after seeing exactly what you're describing with a Fram.
And yes, the oil weight could also be the issue - these motors are extremely sensitive to this.
Good luck!
Cheers,
Bryan


On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 11:42 AM, robert weinberg <centaurus3200 at yahoo.com> wrote:

hi all,
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>historically my oil pressure is about 2 bar at idle - hits 5 bar pretty quick once you build rpms.
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>driving home yesterday from work - i noticed that by the time was was nearly home - at a stoplight, the pressure was about 1.5 bar. i usually put 20/50 in the car - but i'm sure the mechanic put 10/40 in it, despite my request for 20/50. car doesn't burn oil - such as it's MAYBE 1/2 quart low after 3k miles. the oil was changed only a few hundred miles ago. i checked it after it was changed - it was full. no leaks under the car or anything.
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>is 1.5 bar at idle a problem?
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>Robby
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