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should my oil pressure read this low???
I've noticed that when the car is warmed up and sitting at idle around 800ish the oil pressure (from the pro-sport gauge
) says about 15psi........One i get on her it stays right around 60-70 psi. Cruising it sits around 30-40. The idle kinda scares the [shizzle] out of me, i realize the engine is relatively moving pretty slow at that point but 15psi just seems to damn low. Is that right though? |
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'88 Mazda MX6 LX Manual Tranny
'74 Kawasaki S1-C 250 Triple 2 stroke '75 Honda CB360 with a blowd up engine ![]() YES, 40 dollars S+H used pistons, cylinders, valves, and another cyl head. I can't wait to see this thing live. I've never once actually seen it run before. |
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it means your bearings are pretty worn, about 3/4 worn at a guess....
I have seen worse, I'v seen cars where the light comes on at idle! and thats about 4psi or less. The engine in my GC, which has done a hard 230kkm, does 20psi at idle. bear in mind tho, that even a few hundred rpm more or less at idle makes a big difference, but idle oil pressure is that big a deal. The rest of the numbers are liveable |
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84 626 sedan FE SOHC turbo (sleeper)
89 626 5 door F2T 90 323 sedan B6 SOHC Slug-o-matic DD, sold...too slow |
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Good thing i'm planning on building another engine. I bet turbocharger on this LX = fail lol.
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'88 Mazda MX6 LX Manual Tranny
'74 Kawasaki S1-C 250 Triple 2 stroke '75 Honda CB360 with a blowd up engine ![]() YES, 40 dollars S+H used pistons, cylinders, valves, and another cyl head. I can't wait to see this thing live. I've never once actually seen it run before. |
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'03 SRT4 - DD http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3107934
'89 MX-6 GT - R.I.P 13JUN2008 - parts still for sale |
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aye, thanks professor.
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'88 Mazda MX6 LX Manual Tranny
'74 Kawasaki S1-C 250 Triple 2 stroke '75 Honda CB360 with a blowd up engine ![]() YES, 40 dollars S+H used pistons, cylinders, valves, and another cyl head. I can't wait to see this thing live. I've never once actually seen it run before. |
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