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only 1.6 bar when hot on idling

Posted By: Anonymous

only 1.6 bar when hot on idling - 11/03/2009 14:41

hi guys ! jus gone to saw a coupe but the oil pressure reading only 1.6 bar when hot on idling but once on the move it goes back up to 3.0 bar . can anyone tell me is this good or bad ....
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: only 1.6 bar when hot on idling - 11/03/2009 14:46

As long as it was very very hot idle that should be OK I think, I dropped to about that back in the summer, whilst sat in traffic on the motor way for 2 hours. Hope that helps laugh
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: only 1.6 bar when hot on idling - 11/03/2009 14:50

i have seen mine drop to 1.5 bar on a red hot day.. as long it goes to 3 bar when driving. smile
Posted By: stan

Re: only 1.6 bar when hot on idling - 11/03/2009 15:05

The important question: 16v/vt or 20v/vt?
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: only 1.6 bar when hot on idling - 11/03/2009 15:19

is 20vt
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: only 1.6 bar when hot on idling - 11/03/2009 15:21

Should be Ok then wow laugh
Posted By: stan

Re: only 1.6 bar when hot on idling - 11/03/2009 15:21

Then as above, red hot idle, that's okay. Did the cooling fans kick in?
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: only 1.6 bar when hot on idling - 11/03/2009 15:27

yeah the fan do kick in . so is fine wont get any worse ? i wont need to rebuild the engine
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: only 1.6 bar when hot on idling - 11/03/2009 16:34

If the oil has a lower viscosity, the pressure will be lower. 1.6 should be fine. Bear in mind that the oil is thinner when hot. the fact that there is pressure and it increases suggests that the pump is working as it should. Here's a link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscosity
Posted By: Anonymous

1.5 bar pressure reading - 13/03/2009 22:56

1.5 bar oil pressure reading on 16vt once warm is this good or bad .... once on the move again it goes back to 3
Posted By: coupedummy

Re: 1.5 bar pressure reading - 13/03/2009 23:03

Good for a 16vt.Most are at 1 bar or less.

16vt are renowned to show lower oil pressure due to various issues. But no major problems occur.Mine ran at 1 bar hot and very hot around 0.5 bar.
I ve seen it do thge rounds on ebay a couple of times so its still going
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