Oil pressure gauge?
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From: Tucson, Az, USA
Car: 1992 RS
Engine: 3.1L V6
Transmission: T5
Oil pressure gauge?
On my 92 I had a question on the oil gauge. Is it for oil pressure? If so, my car was past the last marking today. Is this bad? Or is this normal during winter. I didn't have this car last winter and I don't know how it acted. Thanks for anyone who helps me! 
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1992 Polo Green RS 3.1L
Just working on making it look good for now...
"So you have an eight?"
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1992 Polo Green RS 3.1L
Just working on making it look good for now...
"So you have an eight?"
"BIG DEAL!"
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From: Cove, Arkansas
Car: 85 Camaro SC
Engine: V6
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Yes it does read oil pressure.Are you sure that the gauge is accurate,if so then you may have a clog or something in the system.The normal pressure is around 30 psi.Youll be in the pits if parts dont get lubed.
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Engine: LH0 3.1L
Is the needle just low or is it not working at all??
The Haynes manual says you should have a minimum of 15 psi at 1100 rpm......is yours above 15 psi?
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-Dan
-1990 3.1L RS
-Mods? no
-Slow? yes
-*Slowly* collecting parts for T5 swap
The Haynes manual says you should have a minimum of 15 psi at 1100 rpm......is yours above 15 psi?
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-Dan
-1990 3.1L RS
-Mods? no
-Slow? yes
-*Slowly* collecting parts for T5 swap
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From: Tucson, Az, USA
Car: 1992 RS
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Transmission: T5
Oh man, I must have wrote it wrong. My needle isn't showing low oil pressure, it's showing extremely high! It's past the last line on the gauge. Should I take my car somewhere to get it checked?
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1992 Polo Green RS 3.1L
Just working on making it look good for now...
"So you have an eight?"
"BIG DEAL!"
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1992 Polo Green RS 3.1L
Just working on making it look good for now...
"So you have an eight?"
"BIG DEAL!"
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On my car I'm convinced I have a bad oil pressure sending unit (or it could be the wires). At anything above idle the needle is fully pegged as high as it will go.
The car has been like this for about 2 years and I've had no other problems relating to this. I would advise that you get your oil pressure checked with a separate guage to be sure everything is ok. If oil pressure is actually fine then you can either ignore the dash guage, change the sensor yourself, or get someone else to do it.
The car has been like this for about 2 years and I've had no other problems relating to this. I would advise that you get your oil pressure checked with a separate guage to be sure everything is ok. If oil pressure is actually fine then you can either ignore the dash guage, change the sensor yourself, or get someone else to do it.
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Engine: LH0 3.1L
Welp, I replaced my Oil Pressure Sending Unit pretty recently. Here's what it does:
-Engine Cold: Idle around 60-65 psi, above idle is around 70-80 psi
-Engine Warm: Idle around 30-40 psi, above idle is around 60-80 psi.
What is yours doing?? BTW, i'd rather have high oil pressure than low oil pressure.
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-Dan
-1990 3.1L RS
-Mods? no
-Slow? yes
-*Slowly* collecting parts for T5 swap
-Engine Cold: Idle around 60-65 psi, above idle is around 70-80 psi
-Engine Warm: Idle around 30-40 psi, above idle is around 60-80 psi.
What is yours doing?? BTW, i'd rather have high oil pressure than low oil pressure.
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-Dan
-1990 3.1L RS
-Mods? no
-Slow? yes
-*Slowly* collecting parts for T5 swap
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From: Tucson, Az, USA
Car: 1992 RS
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I really don't know the psi. It doesn't show it on the gauge but right when I turn on the car it goes up there to the last line. Then when I drive it a bit, it goes a little bit farther past the last line. How would I go about checking the psi?
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1992 Polo Green RS 3.1L
Just working on making it look good for now...
"So you have an eight?"
"BIG DEAL!"
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1992 Polo Green RS 3.1L
Just working on making it look good for now...
"So you have an eight?"
"BIG DEAL!"
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I really don't know the psi. It doesn't show it on the gauge but right when I turn on the car it goes up there to the last line. Then when I drive it a bit, it goes a little bit farther past the last line. How would I go about checking the psi?
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I really don't know the psi. It doesn't show it on the gauge but right when I turn on the car it goes up there to the last line. Then when I drive it a bit, it goes a little bit farther past the last line. How would I go about checking the psi?
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