RE: Oil pressure

["Oates, A. (Adrian)" <A.OATES@domain.elided>]

Bruce
 I have rebuilt a few Stag engines and found the oil pressure to be
about 
20-25psi with a hot engine at 600 RPM. A different Oil may help if you
have
a 10w/30 it will give you a lower pressure than a 10w/50 the best oil
for hot 
performance is Castrol RS 10w/60 but very expensive.  
 My advice would be to look at the oil pump, if that makes no difference

and the engine runs ok do not worry about it.

Adrian Oates

74 Stag Auto
82 Lotus Esprit

> ----------
> From: 	Bruce Krobusek[SMTP:BruceKro@domain.elided]
> Sent: 	01 April 1998 02:23
> To: 	Stag Maillist
> Subject: 	Oil pressure
> 
> I've just had an oil pressure gauge added to the wife's Stag ('73 Mk
> II)
> and am mildly concerned about the oil pressure. At about 3000 RPM
> after warm-up, it's 28-30psi. However, at idle (and I don't remember
> the idle speed; maybe 600-700 RPM) it drops to 8-12psi. Does
> anyone have any comparison numbers for me? I have my suspicions
> <sigh> and they aren't good.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
>      Bruce
> 
>       Bruce A. Krobusek
>         Rochester   NY
>        brucekro@domain.elided
>    brucekro@domain.elided
>         '83 BMW R80RT
>       '72 TR6  CC75665LO
>      '73 Stag LE23546UBW
>