auxillary gauge panel

Post by **redline** » 13 Nov 2005 10:23 pm

looks like Carls after one of these as well as me, anyone dug one up yet ?

Post by **Carl** » 13 Nov 2005 10:32 pm

Maybe

Post by **Duvel78** » 24 Nov 2005 07:42 pm

I may sell my brand new one...

With the 2 brand new gauges (oil temp + pressure) + never used & genuine wiring + new senders...

(I realize that I never look so low under the dash when driving, I will never look at them...)

Post by **redline** » 24 Nov 2005 11:45 pm

please let me have first shot at this Mr administrator sir Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze , how much do you want for it

Post by **foggyjames** » 25 Nov 2005 02:04 am

I just glance at the oil temp to make sure it's safe to engage the VTEC y0!

cheers

James

Post by **Chris_C** » 25 Nov 2005 02:15 am

Oil temps the boring one.... you can tell if the engines warm as idle oil pressure goes down to half a bar... then you can engage VTEC y0! and watch pressure rise (and sometimes even the road)

Post by **foggyjames** » 25 Nov 2005 02:52 am

Chris_C wrote:you can tell if the engines warm as idle oil pressure goes down to half a bar...

TO half a Bar?....sure you don't mean BY half a Bar? Anything less than 2 Bar hot idle oil pressure isn't healthy.

cheers

James

Post by **Chris_C** » 25 Nov 2005 12:03 pm

Nah... too half a bar. 3k hot, and cold idle is around 4.5bar, hot idle is 0.5-1bar.

*runs to check in Russek*

Hmm, Russek thinks it should be 1.5-2.5 kg/sq cm at 800rpm, 1 kg/sq cm is 0.98 bar, so mine looks like it's going a bit low.

4.0-4.5 kg/sq cm at 3k, which is what I'm getting. I'll double check figures later... but don't get how it would be lower than it should at idle and not rev'd... if it was the oil pump, surely both would be lower? I'll put this to the engine questions section

Post by **foggyjames** » 25 Nov 2005 01:30 pm

If this isn't a stupid question, are you sure your sender is matched to your gauge, as your gauge is a (relatively unusual) 10 Bar one, right? I guess that would actually work the wrong way though (ie: read too high!)

On a redblock that hasn't done silly mileage, it's usually the seal on the main pickup pipe which has popped out partially. If it's high mileage, it's usually just wear - with the (relatively large) gap between bearings and their seats making it easy for oil to flow out...ie: low pressure.

Agreed that 1 Bar is ok, but much lower than that and you're in trouble. The 'engine death' oil pressure warning light comes on at 0.5 Bar. My B200 hot idles at 3 to 3.5 Bar at 138k. Wierdly, the cold idle dropped from 5 to 4-4.5 when I swapped the cam. I must re-do that job some time!

cheers

James