Oil pressure?
Oil pressure?
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roadburner

Original Poster:

123 posts

289 months

Monday 19th May 2003
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Hi,
what is the right oil pressure for an chargecooled engine?What must the oil pressure gauge show at cold and warm engine?

Thx!

cnh1990

3,035 posts

287 months

Monday 19th May 2003
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Mine shows 2 lines from the red at idle and center at 2-3+K rpm. A little higher at cold.
Calvin

Skerd

384 posts

291 months

Tuesday 20th May 2003
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This is from page 7 of the Lotus Service Manual. Minimum oil pressure when hot:
idle speed = .35 bar
3,500 rpm = 2.4 bar
6,500 rpm = 3.1 bar