oil pressure question clio 1.8 16v

[danlondon]

Hi its my first time on here i bought a nice clio valver a while ago wondering if people can tell me what their oil pressure gauges read?
mine seems low(if its working properly)
At start up it runs at about 4 or 5 ish then as it gets warm (oil thins) it runs at
about 2 then when i have been driving for around 20/30 mins and it is nice and warm it runs under 1 at tickover.But i have no tapping realy and no knocking (only a bit of tapping when i forst start it up in the morning for the first minute.
Any help at all would be realy great!!!
Thanx
Dan

 

[TomTom]

Dunno if its the same as a willy but a willys should be

1000rpm 1.2bar
3000rpm 3.5bar

Someone will know for definite

 

[danlondon]

ok ill take it for a drive now and check what mines doing exactly thanx mate!!

 

[stan*]

sounds fine mate.

most show 0bar at idle.

 

[danlondon]

Great! i feel better now haha thanx

 

[danlondon]

any more advice anyone?

 

[stan*]

on?

 

[danlondon]

on what i wrote in the first post...

 

[TomTom]

Double Post

 

[TomTom]

Oil & Filter change - don't forget the sump plug washer.

 

[stan*]

you asked if the oil pressure was ok?

it is

 

[danlondon]

thanx i just wanted a few peoples views.

 

[White16valver]

Mine idles at about 0.2 bar lol

Doesn't rise that high though now, seems to have dropped a little compared to what it used to do.

Should be around 3 in normal driving, rising a bit on motorways at high speed I think?

 

[edde]

Sounds fine I'd chnage the ol and use a proper Renault filter not a copy cat part as most they sell are the wrong type.

Mine used to run just like that chnaging the oil to better stuff did wonders.

 

[danlondon]

cool cheers what oil do you run? 10/40? what make?
mine seems to drink a little oil too

 

[edde]

cool cheers what oil do you run? 10/40? what make?
mine seems to drink a little oil too

I used 10-60 bit thats because it was a track car 5-40 Millers is what I would use a road car its superb stuff.

 

[danlondon]

i used 5/40 for a while but it used to drink quite a lot compared to the 10/40 that i use now.
I heard that 16valves drink a bit of oil anyways?

 

[edde]

i used 5/40 for a while but it used to drink quite a lot compared to the 10/40 that i use now.
I heard that 16valves drink a bit of oil anyways?

They cna when the old the seals etc arn't as good 5-40 usualy leaks out of the seals as when cold its more vischious but it preotects the engine from cold better.