This is related to my run-hot thread
I seem to recall that the (base) MB spec for oil pressure at hot idle in an
OM617 is 1 bar.
I am getting ~1.5-ish bar at idle hot in park, even when the car is running
hot, but it drops further and faster, to 1 bar in gear once the engine has
really got
What weight oil are you running? Some say spec is .5.
I was using 0/40 M1 and saw the same conditions you describe. Changed
to 15/50 M1 and now never goes below 1 bar now even at 110 degrees,
idling in traffic with A/C on.
On 5/27/06, Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is related to
Steve MacSween wrote:
This is related to my run-hot thread
I seem to recall that the (base) MB spec for oil pressure at hot idle in an
OM617 is 1 bar.
I am getting ~1.5-ish bar at idle hot in park, even when the car is running
hot, but it drops further and faster, to 1 bar in gear once the
on 5/27/06 2:16 PM, Marshall Booth at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Of importance is that idle be at 700-800 under ALL conditions (AC on, AC
off, in gear, out of gear, etc.). If it won't do that, there is
something (usually minor) wrong.
Oh, dear, here we go again ;-)
My idle jumps up
Steve MacSween wrote:
on 5/27/06 2:16 PM, Marshall Booth at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Of importance is that idle be at 700-800 under ALL conditions (AC on, AC
off, in gear, out of gear, etc.). If it won't do that, there is
something (usually minor) wrong.
Oh, dear, here we go again ;-)
