Oil Pressure

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

I topped up my oil yesterday, she's right up on max on the dipstick. When I first start the car, the oil pressure is right up near the top. Just been for a 20 min drive, came back and sat idling on my driveway I thought my oil pressure was rather low??......

Is it normal for it to be this low? Not sure if I've ever seen it that low before. Am probably worrying about nothing, but just thought I'd ask. If I blip the throttle a bit, it'll rise up a bit & come back down to that y'know. That's normal tho innit.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

thats fine at hot idle

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

Legend. What I was hoping to hear Very Happy

Level 7 User Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Posts: 230

Very much true chris, although i would say the engine temp looks quite high for a 20 minute drive! Was the fan running at the point of taking the pic??

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

Well I'd been driving for about an hour & a half earlier on in the day......then parked in the sun at mates house for about an hour, then 20 min drive home. It was probably more than a 20 min drive actually lol. But yeah, never had any temp problems with the car and yeah the fan did come on when I was parked in drive. Was running whule I went inside to get me camera etc too.

Level 7 User Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Posts: 230

Oke then it'll be oke Wink

you just can't be sure right? It wouldn't like to see it overheating.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

dont matter how long u have been driving for it shouldnt go that high.

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

New thermostat Wink

Level 5 User Joined: 28 Dec 2004 Posts: 110

did the trick on mine, though chris has said that the guages err on the side of caution with their readings!

Level 9 User Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 453

mines been reaching that sort of temp after a fair bit of driving....had thermostat changed when HG was done about 4-5month ago...it always has done before the HG change and after Confused

any suggestions??

Level 5 User Joined: 28 Dec 2004 Posts: 110

flush system, remove rad and flush through the fins for dirt / dead insects etc. when i did my HG and removed the piping i saw just how much crap there was inside them...a goold ol' spring clean helped a bit, but the thermo did most of the work.

Level 9 User Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 453

nice1 pringe iwere thinkin bout doin it gota change oil soon so mites aswell do both...i jus get really paranoid wen the temp starts rising...it was a costly experiance the first time round Evil or Very Mad

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

well i wouldnt be happy driving round with theneedle there imo

Level 9 User Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 453

i know wat u mean but it dosnt constantly reach that temp but worrys me wen it does mine kinda sits pretty under that line.....like wher the fuel one in the pic is sittin!!!

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

should not the red light come up as well when the neddle is up there ??
looks quite hot comparing with my 8v 1.8 SPI ,but mine does this when i sit in traffic for 5mins and the fan kicks in ,seen the red light come up a few times as well

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

nah red light dont come on til its almost vertical

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

must be something wrong with my gauge than ,i have seen it a few times just after it reached that 3rd line