Stupid question - Oil Temp & Pressure (Maybe one for Danny / Fred)

[-J-]

Just a quick (Stupid question)

What is the 'prefered' measurement of -

1) Oil Pressure - BAR or PSI and as a 'very general rule' what is a Healthy Pressure on the 1*2 engines?

2) Oil Temp - Celcius or farrenhight and what is and as a 'very general rule' what is a Healthy 'operating Temp?

 

[sideways danny]

general rule, 1-2 bar warm idle is healthy, 3-4 bar at 4k

oil wants to be similar to water really 90 degrees C is happy. over cooling your oil just means your not protecting the engine. Some modern oils are very good at staying stable to high temps. Silkolene is good to around 140degress C

 

[-J-]

Cheers Danny, just what I was looking for

 

[Cookson]

I think it's weird how the 1*2's dont have oil temp or pressure gauges, given the valvers and williams did

 

[sideways danny]

Mk1 gauges display fiction anyway. More gauges just increases paranoia most of the time

 

[Rob]

I need your level of knowledge in my head Danny.

Also, it'd be nice if you replied to my PM

 

[Matteh]

general rule, 1-2 bar warm idle is healthy, 3-4 bar at 4k

oil wants to be similar to water really 90 degrees C is happy. over cooling your oil just means your not protecting the engine. Some modern oils are very good at staying stable to high temps. Silkolene is good to around 140degress C

mine shows roughly this