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    16v help please

    right as you may have read had a few idle problems since a large puddle incerdence any way so of sorted its self out now


    any way got in the car this morning checked dial oil pressure 5 bar from cold??? im sure its not normally that high is it ???


    whist running and getting warm sat on motorway and was abut 4 bar ' 70 ish is this correct any 1 have any idea


    got home and left to idle for a few seconde lowered to approx 1bar ??
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    help confussled im sure these are different to what it is normally ?

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    Hello mate,

    OIl when cold is thicker... hence takes a bit more effort to pump it around the veins in the engine.. as your engine warms naturaly the oil does.. making it thinner... thinner = easier to pumpa round the engine.. lower pressure

    5 bar on start up is healthy

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    oww good just making sure was a little worried cause did a oil change the other day and only just noticed it today

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    What oil did you put in?

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    probably engine oil

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    mines 3 bar usually on start up mate...so 5 is real good

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    mine is also three bar

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    mines about 4 bar now since the change, but pretty much any revs from cold brings it right up to 6


 

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