Tamora Oil Pressure

[Purssey]

Just bought my first TVR a Tamora. 9800 on the clock 3 years old in April when, if I can live with a TVR, I plan to trade in for a new/newish 350.
Today out grinning for the first time and when I hit the throttle and revved above 5 an error code came up warning oil pressure at 29/30 I thought maybe the TVR dealer from whom I bought it had overfilled with oil yesterday but I've read in the handbook (page 43) that for track days, oil should be up to max and at 2000rpm pressure reading should not fall below 35. At 2000 my Tamora showing low 20's. Should I be worried? A little bit of knowledge is a bad thing and if there was no pressure read-out I'd be non the wiser but .........?

[Targarama]

I think it should be at 30psi at 3,000rpm actually.

The oil pressure senders are notoriously crap on these engines. Mine dripped a smidge of oil (the day before service, they noticed it before I did) - all 3 of the dealer's stock of senders were faulty (low pressure warning when hot). They got another batch in and replaced it - fine now. So I think your problem could well be the sender.

However, something like oil pressure shouldn't be gambled with - I suggest popping into the dealer - they should be able to replace the offending part in 20 minutes as it's mounted to the inner wing just below/in front of the air box.

[vyt]

Not less than 35 psi @2000 rpm according to the manual. My T350 never made more than 35psi with the mineral oil when running in. On synthetic it makes 45+ @2500rpm when hot and drops back to 19 or so at idle when hot. I don't think the sender was ever changed.