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A12 oil pressure.

Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 8:09 pm
by crustywhip
I fitted an oil pressure gauge today that reads in Kg. It sits around 4 and raises to over 5 when my revs are around 4500Rpm
Is this normal as 4bar = 58 Psi and 5bar = 72 Psi.
I asked a few people who all gave me different answers to what the A12 should be. My car uses a little oil but doesnt smoke and seems to run ok except for being slow.

Re: A12 oil pressure.

Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 8:46 pm
by DAT620
KG/cm2? 4 Kg/cm2 is 56.9 psi and 5 is 71.1 psi that seem a little high check the ball hasn't seized in the oil pressure regulator maybe? the weight of oil you use will affect the pressure also.

Re: A12 oil pressure.

Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 9:19 pm
by crustywhip
Sorry Kg/cm^2. Gauge only says Kg/oil so would say its cm^2.
I use total 20/50 and will check the pressure regulator valve tomorrow.
It actually went above 5 today which was kind of scary as the gauge maxs at 6.