1st oil guage

[GabrielKnight]

My 1st oil guage which I think is supposed to show oil level shows the correct level when I turn my key to the 1st position but drops to zero when the engine is running.

Is this normal or have I got a dodgy guage?

[busterhymes]

perfectly normal m8

[Wobba]

My 1st oil guage which I think is supposed to show oil level shows the correct level when I turn my key to the 1st position but drops to zero when the engine is running.

Is this normal or have I got a dodgy guage?

Normal. When an engine runs the oil goes all over the place inside and a gauge measuring the amount would be all over the place

[GabrielKnight]

And the other 2 should be on min when the key is half turned then rise when the engine is started?

What's the highest the temp and pressure should be?

[busterhymes]

yes, and oil temp needle should be around 80-90 this is affected by outside temp/how hard ur driving so u have to bear this in mind as may go higher, re pressure again can vary greatly but from cold mine is around 5-6bar when hot about 3bar

[GabrielKnight]

Thanks. How hot should the oil be driving?

[busterhymes]

thought i mentioned that

[GabrielKnight]

Sorry, meant to say how hot should it be before driving the car really hard. You say 80-90 is normal but should it be built up to even higher than this before flooring it?

[AndyFielder]

80degrees is optimal for most standard oils. What all the oil cooler themostats are set to.

[Coops]

i've had mine up to about 120 on the motorway or whilst thrashing the car. thats on standard oil cooling setup. my other clio has a mocal remote oil cooler on it, and that sits at 100 when thrashing it, as the turbo adds a lot of heat to the circuit

pressures should be around 1bar warm idle, 3 bar at 4k rpm warm and 5 bar cold idle, above that cold driving. but dont always rely on the gauge, mate dan just checked his with a proper mechanical gauge and that showed 1 bar warm idle when internal renault dial shows 0 bar, so accurate they are not (dan has new sender unit and new clocks on his aswell)