Pressure

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W 4.O TUS

Original Poster:

248 posts

213 months

Wednesday 4th July 2007
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When cold running oil pressure is fine but when she is running warm/hot oil temp is in the 80's and pressure is fine till i stop in traffic and oil pressure drops suddenly to almost zero.Is this normal???

rebelstar

1,146 posts

249 months

Wednesday 4th July 2007
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When the oil in mine is hot (75C+) and I'm at the lights, 8 or 9 PSI seems normal. It does seem to vary from car to car though.

Any lower than that and you probably need a new sensor. It's a common fault - I had it in my '04 T350 but it was fixed under warranty.

Buffoon

879 posts

209 months

Thursday 5th July 2007
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Get it fixed ASAP. Too risky to assume sensor.


Far Eastender

1,361 posts

223 months

Friday 6th July 2007
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I fitted a digital dial, as the old analog version was too erratic. My readings are:

Idle at start up 75-80

4,000 revs when hot 40

Idle when hot 10-15.