Its finally going in
Its finally going in
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racebreed

Original Poster:

216 posts

211 months

Friday 19th September 2008
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Well after all the mucking about that i was getting a VXR8 off my dealer while they had my car for two months as they didnt have a belt i decided enough was enough, got them to contact monkfish and they now have a belt! so its going in tommorow for 3-4 days for

auxillery belt and tensioner
new drivers seat cover due to stitching coming out
passenger seat fault wont go back and forwards
rear heated window dont work
Oil pressure goes up to 5 bar on load when cold

not bad for a year old car!!!!!!!

hsv_sc

175 posts

212 months

Friday 19th September 2008
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glad you're getting somewhere..

curiously - i've got a zetec lump in an old ford - that gets up to 6.1 bar oil press when under load and engine is cold! smile

racebreed

Original Poster:

216 posts

211 months

Friday 19th September 2008
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hsv_sc said:
glad you're getting somewhere..

curiously - i've got a zetec lump in an old ford - that gets up to 6.1 bar oil press when under load and engine is cold!


my skyline used to get up to about 5bar on full load when it was hot tbh. The only reason im concerned is that no other monaro does it sort of 3.5 bar max is the norm even when cold. i cant help think ther emust be something like a oil pressure bypass swiitch or something. Its had a service recently and that made no difference.

hsv_sc

175 posts

212 months

Friday 19th September 2008
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may be worth searching on some yankee forums with info on your engine.. it's probably been seen before.

monkfish1

12,233 posts

247 months

Friday 19th September 2008
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racebreed said:
hsv_sc said:
glad you're getting somewhere..

curiously - i've got a zetec lump in an old ford - that gets up to 6.1 bar oil press when under load and engine is cold!


my skyline used to get up to about 5bar on full load when it was hot tbh. The only reason im concerned is that no other monaro does it sort of 3.5 bar max is the norm even when cold. i cant help think ther emust be something like a oil pressure bypass swiitch or something. Its had a service recently and that made no difference.



Whats the oil pressure when hot?

racebreed

Original Poster:

216 posts

211 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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monkfish1 said:
racebreed said:
hsv_sc said:
glad you're getting somewhere..

curiously - i've got a zetec lump in an old ford - that gets up to 6.1 bar oil press when under load and engine is cold!


my skyline used to get up to about 5bar on full load when it was hot tbh. The only reason im concerned is that no other monaro does it sort of 3.5 bar max is the norm even when cold. i cant help think ther emust be something like a oil pressure bypass swiitch or something. Its had a service recently and that made no difference.



Whats the oil pressure when hot?


When thoroughly warmed through its about 2.75 bar on idle and up to 3.5bar flat out

They had to buy a belt off you guys last week as no one in the uk had one!

racebreed

Original Poster:

216 posts

211 months

Monday 22nd September 2008
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oh and forgot to mention my curtosy car....... 1.4 Astra energy. my metro was faster than this heap of crap!