Date:         Tue, 1 Oct 2002 10:48:32 -0400
Reply-To:     "Forhan, Thomas" <Thomas.Forhan@MAIL.HOUSE.GOV>
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From:         "Forhan, Thomas" <Thomas.Forhan@MAIL.HOUSE.GOV>
Subject:      Re: Still doesn't add up,
              was:  Re: [Syncro] Oil pressure mystery , resolved???
Comments: To: Ben McCafferty <ben@kbmc.net>,
          "Dr. Rainer Woitok" <WOITOK@RRZE.UNI-ERLANGEN.DE>,
          Ralf Kleineisel <ralf@kleineisel.de>
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Ben,

I think the .9 bar warning, at speed, is just that, a real warning of
possible catastrophic engine failure.

The 2.0 bar minimum is the minimum operating spec for a normal engine.
Anything below this, and you still have low oil pressure, a problem for sure
but maybe not critical.

Now, you may still be having a problem with the high pressure switch, if it
sets off at 1.4 bar or the similar. Still I think there is a problem with
the engine as well- 20 psi at speed doesn't sound good to me. I'd agree with
the Bentley, and want to see something like 30 psi.

Good luck

Tom F.