Tim - the oil pressure gauge should read 0 before you start the engine.
When it starts, the pressure will go right up to full scale (3 bar, or about
45psi) when cold, and when the engine is at operating temperature, will drop
down to between 1.5 to 2 bar at idle (for a good condition engine).
Uh oh - so since mine is reading full pressure at all times, is this likely
the gauge itself, sender, or something in between?
Thanks,
T
83 300SD
Tim - the oil pressure gauge should read 0 before you start
the engine.
When it starts, the pressure will go right up to full scale
(3 bar, or
On Tuesday, January 24, 2006, at 12:31 AM, Tim C wrote:
Uh oh - so since mine is reading full pressure at all times, is this
likely
the gauge itself, sender, or something in between?
Thanks,
T
83 300SD
Don't panic yet, you have an electronic oil pressure gauge. At
anything over idle
Hi Tim - That only happened to me [oil pressure pegged with the key turn,
not related to engine even running] was when a not so sharp indy plugged it
into the temp sensor. For some reason the temp gauge, wired to the oil
pressure sensor, did not work well either.
BillR
Jacksonville FL
1981 300SD
The senders is either bad or unhooked.
Tim C wrote:
Uh oh - so since mine is reading full pressure at all times, is this likely
the gauge itself, sender, or something in between?
Thanks,
T
83 300SD
Tim - the oil pressure gauge should read 0 before you start
the engine.
When it starts, the
