Correct oil pressure?

[jacko500]

Can anyone tell me what oil pressure my Chimaera 500 should run at? When cold it runs at around 30 and goes down to 10 area when warm.

[Steve _T]

Mines a 97 Chim 500, I get 45ish when cold, 15ish when warm at idle. Round the town around 30ish when warm, A road/Motorway speeds 40ish when warm. Being a TVR I wouldn't expect exactly the same numbers from all cars. From what I recall, below 10 is a cut off point. If you're below 10, or worse still not showing any pressure, stop the engine straight away! I stand to be corrected but I don't have the bible handy to check.

Hope this helps,

Steve (and Bright Yellow Chim 500)

[Quincy500]

>> Edited by PetrolTed (moderator) on Friday 22 February 15:10

[GarryM]

sounds a bit strong...

As said before below 10lbs is bad news. As a suggestion, you might like to get Steve Heath's excellent book on the Griffith and Chimaera. It has loads of useful info on everyday running issues.

[yum]

good suggestion on buying the book.

don't worry about the actual reading on the gauge as long as it is above 20 or so. they are notoriously vague. Use it is a warning - if the gauge suddenly drops to zero, stop. Immediately.

R

[jacko500]

thks steve, and quincy500 who drives a BMW 850 (about 11 years old and done 126k miles) please go and start up your own website OR buy a car that fits the image...... say a nissan micra you could prob do the switch and only need to pay a few hundred £

[jacko500]

thks everybody but no thks to quincy. will have a look for the book this w/e

[Quincy501]

And as for you Petrol Ted, Don't you ever censor my work again!!



>> Edited by JSG (moderator) on Friday 22 February 15:56

[pbrettle]

Maybe there should be a pre-requisite to owning a TVR and being on PH - Steve's book.... How about making it available on the site Ted? Not for me as I already have a copy, but there are lots of other people that can learn from this book and get a better insight on mechanicals of the cars...

Cheers,

Paul