Oil Pressure

[_Tom]

What oil pressure is a 1.8 valver supposed to run at?

 

[rockport]

at what RPM ?

 

[KDF]

I would imagine it would depend on what type oil and what temprature it is and what revs its at.

 

[Tom_16v]

@ 80 degrees

3bar @ 3500rpm

1bar @ Idle

 

[_Tom]

Taa. Its just i thought pressure in mine seemed low and now youve confirmed that it is. The garage i had my car serviced in put the plugs in so i wouldnt be supprised if its got the wrong oil!

 

[Alex M]

dont worry too much about what guage says, i dont think they are overtly accurate. You can rely on oil light as it works on different sensor, if it light you defo dont have pressure, but as long as guage read something and light stay off you have pressure. Also its amazing how different oils make different pressure gradients as they heat, higher the viscosity, higher the pressure, hence it falls as it heats. Try a slightly thicker grade of oil, I dont like using 0w or even 5w oils in a valver engine, a 10w/40w or something, but everybody has thier own opinion on oil