On 5/15/06, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote: > > Where is the oil temp sensor located? Is it really seeing oil temp or case > and some other temps? I would be concerned about the oil pressure though. 28 > psi ( 2 Bar) at 4,000 rpm is a minimum. a a healthy engine should be able to > maintain almost 10 psi/1,000 rpm except under extreme conditions.
Oil temp sensor is just the simple drain plug replacement type. I reckon the bottom of the sump there ought to be seeing actual oil temps, no? The 20+psi was at 3000rpm or so, and I'd say that grinding up the grade out of Baker, CA in 109F heat to be pretty extreme conditions.For the "10psi per 1Krpm", what grade of oil is that? I reckon 10w30 would be like water at 220F. I put in a mix of 5w15 and 10w30 syntetic for the trip in anticipation of the heat. I watered down the straight 15w50 because I was seeing something like 75psi+ cold. At any rate, I'm now at Bryce Canyon scabbing off their wireless internet at the gerneral store. Van made it up to 8000ft jst fine, though the coolant has a tendency to boil like crazy when I shut the engine down, and a big piece of the horsepower seems to have stayed behind in Zion where it's only 4000ft... -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" |
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