Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 16:57:23 -0400
Reply-To: Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
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From: Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Oil pressure -- normal range?
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I have had an oil pressure gauge on my 2.1l water boxer for years and
year. On the highway, fully warmed up, I am seeing between 30 and 40
psi depending on speed and rpm. When you first start the car up on a
cold morning it may go as high as 70 psi. At hot idle you are looking
at around 7-10 (maybe 12 if you are not super hot).
Of course this is an engine that has been rebuilt by me about 20k miles
ago. Very healthy oil pressure for a water boxer in my experience.
Before I rebuilt the engine the oil pressure was less (300k miles on the
original engine will do that) and it still went down the road.
Hope this helps,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com
On 4/9/2011 4:22 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
> Oh, I'm planning to rotate the gauges as needed so their pointers point
> straight up when reading normal levels, but I see oil pressure gauges
> reading 0-80 psi, 0-100 psi, 0-150psi and more. Knowing what might be
> "normal" oil pressure in a 1.9L wbx would help me pick one that doesn't
> have the needle cramped over to one side under normal operating
> conditions.
>
> On Sat, 2011-04-09 at 12:20 -0700, Don Hanson wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Rocket J Squirrel
>> <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I'm just now looking at oil pressure gauges. egauges has quite
>> a number,
>> and there are choices of oil pressure ranges. What's the range
>> one
>> expects to find in a 1.9L wasserboxer? I guess that ideally,
>> selecting
>> the right gauge would result in the pointer pointing at 12 o'
>> clock when
>> oil pressure is in the "normal" range.
>>
>>
>>
>> Many people just turn all their gauges so the needles all point
>> straight up when the reading is exactly right.
>> Then, you look at the row of gauges and if one is not...it draws
>> your attention right now. Same on a single gauge. Rotate the dial
>> till the needle is up at your normal reading....Of course, this would
>> really bother some...having it 'not straight'..
>>
>> I don't know the answer to your actual question..not running a WBX
>> in my van.
>>
>> Don Hanson
>>
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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com
Phone: 856-327-4936
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