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 Post subject: Re: few things with my El xr8 that i would like help with
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:10 pm 
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my oil pressure sits about the second bar underhalfway and goes up a little but is never low persay, is that alright, temp and everything is fine tho.. is this ok?
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 Post subject: Re: few things with my El xr8 that i would like help with
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:16 pm 
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mine sits here after 40 min of driving

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 Post subject: Re: few things with my El xr8 that i would like help with
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:30 pm 
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oil pressure is fine. even though mines a 6 cylinder, both engines I had had the oil pressure sit between the first and second line from the red at idle. Also in the car manual, it says it is normal for oil pressure to be on the lower end during idle. Oil pump runs off crank I think...or some auxillary connected to the crank...so the faster the revs, the faster the oil pump will rotate and higher pressure. Also makes sense that if the internals of the engine moves faster, more lubricant will be required to keep up with it.

 

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 Post subject: Re: few things with my El xr8 that i would like help with
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:38 pm 
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sweet as..

thought it was ok as it was not in the RED and the light was not on..

thats one issue i can mark off the list.. thanks :D

 

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 Post subject: Re: few things with my El xr8 that i would like help with
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:03 pm 
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yea thanks guys, good to know shes not gona blow! lol
mine sits about wheres yours appears too also!
ta! :)
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 Post subject: Re: few things with my El xr8 that i would like help with
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:11 pm 
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hmm mines a 6cyl, and it always sits 2 marks down from the max reading even at idle :?
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 Post subject: Re: few things with my El xr8 that i would like help with
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:48 pm 
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mine does that only on start up..
i can drive for 10min or let it idle and it drops down.. then accelerate and it goes back up

 

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 Post subject: Re: few things with my El xr8 that i would like help with
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:13 pm 
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Oil pressure is only a problem when the dash flashes/beeps at you. Its not that accurate anyway, in my ef futura it sits on 5/6, ef fairmont, 2/3. Both 6's.

 

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 Post subject: Re: few things with my El xr8 that i would like help with
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 5:46 am 
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Maybe the not starting first go might be the fuel reg, not holding pressure, or something leaking like an injector. Just a thought

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