Oil Pressure
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note a lot of oil gauges are merely fancy pointers, especially the replacement ones. If you want a proper reading to confirm your worries, hook up a proper test gauge to the oil pressure point. ebay for 30 Euro/dollar/pounds and you can use it on your gearbox and other cars too as a bonus !
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Used straight gauge. Don't trust electric but it fits car. On third sender now. Who makes a good one? Engine has great idle pressure for 45 min then drops to 10. Always good at any speed other than idle. Wierd.
Guess that's how it runs. Changed the oil filter assembly again. No benefit.
Starts good, tho.
Thanks to all.
Want to buy an almost perfect car? Less than 400 miles on total resto. Eat off any part of it.
Peter
Guess that's how it runs. Changed the oil filter assembly again. No benefit.
Starts good, tho.
Thanks to all.
Want to buy an almost perfect car? Less than 400 miles on total resto. Eat off any part of it.
Peter
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Not really.
It's common for o/p to drop quite a bit at idle, double so when warm, on any engine.
The V12s often drop to less than 10 at idle.
Guess that's how it runs. Changed the oil filter assembly again. No benefit.
Yeah, probably "just the way it is". I think you might be trying to fix something that isn't broken
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DD
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What is your idle RPM? I know the manuals call for a very low rpm, (usually around 700)...But I have always run my rpms on British cars at between 850 and 900...They always seem to like it better, especially starting out in 1st gear....
Some folks will say it's not necessary, but it helps to keep the hot idle pressure up.
There's a theory out there , that says that it's not the pressure that really counts, but the volume of oil getting to the critical parts...Good oil flow can sometimes show lower pressures...Anyway, that's my "take" on it.
Edward
Some folks will say it's not necessary, but it helps to keep the hot idle pressure up.
There's a theory out there , that says that it's not the pressure that really counts, but the volume of oil getting to the critical parts...Good oil flow can sometimes show lower pressures...Anyway, that's my "take" on it.
Edward