oil pressure something...

FearThis · #1 (**permalink**) 04-25-2005, 01:13 PM

what is the normal oil pressure ? (while cold, while hot, high RPM, low RPM...)

thanks,
Daniel

**Alfisto Steve** · #2 (**permalink**) 04-25-2005, 01:20 PM

Actual pressure with direct reading gauge, not the electric one car comes with, is about 55 cold and 20 hot at idle.

If electric gauge sender working correctly, you will get the same reading on gauge in instrument cluster.

My currently installed almost new sender works as advertised so I get those readings and it goes to about 15-20 hot at idle and about 45-50 hot under power.

If you have the typical old tired sender in most Alfa's you may see needle drop to 0 at hot idle and not much more under power.

FearThis · #3 (**permalink**) 04-25-2005, 02:25 PM

my gauge shows me 4 (middel) when i start the engine after a long "sleep".
when she is hot (she always hot

) the niddel is no '2', in action the niddel is on '4'.

Daniel.

**Alfisto Steve** · #4 (**permalink**) 04-25-2005, 02:31 PM

1 Bar = 14.5038 psi
2 B = 29ps1
4B = 58 psi

So good to go, OK!

FearThis · #5 (**permalink**) 04-25-2005, 02:47 PM

thank you steve!

Daniel