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  • kingos2
    S2Forum Enthusiast
    • May 2005
    • 129
    • Home: England Current: Germany

    #1

    not reaching 5 bar

    hi guy's just got back from Kenya,the wife's been driving the s2 anyway while i was away the oil got low and the missus rang djavant to top it up for us(cheers dave) but the oil pressure isn't going above 3.5 bar on acceleration just woundering if anyone had some suggestions on why its not hitting 5 bar please. good to be back
  • philS2
    S2Forum Addict
    • Nov 2004
    • 356
    • Country: United Kingdom

    #2
    does he use thinner oil than you?

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    • kwlw
      S2Forum Extremist
      • Sep 2004
      • 1025
      • Country: Lithuania

      #3
      Originally posted by kingos2
      hi guy's just got back from Kenya,the wife's been driving the s2 anyway while i was away the oil got low and the missus rang djavant to top it up for us(cheers dave) but the oil pressure isn't going above 3.5 bar on acceleration just woundering if anyone had some suggestions on why its not hitting 5 bar please. good to be back
      First check the ground connections. Oil pressure gauge is not measuring pressure, it's measuring voltage, so it can be poor ground connection, problems in wiring, sender itself. If in doubt, go to some garage, where they can measure oil pressure in pure mechanical way. Also, listen to your car. If oil pump or crankshaft bearings are giving up - expierenced mechanics can tell this by the sound of the engine.

      One more thing - is the oil itself OK ? I mean at least *w50 thick ?

      Sau
      200 20vt 88' 3b, human carrier
      CQ typ85 with AAN inside, see project blog at http://kwlw.blogspot.com

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      • kingos2
        S2Forum Enthusiast
        • May 2005
        • 129
        • Home: England Current: Germany

        #4
        oil pressure

        cheers for your in put i use 10-60w oil im going to do the sump gaskets this week have look at the pump hopefully it ok but we'll see, also just polished it with maguiers gold cut it's come up amazingly i'll post some pics tomorrow

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