Redtop 4age oil pressure

[KwS]

Yello.

Mates for an AE92 levin. Redtop 4age.

Just a quick question, what is the normal range for the oil pressure to read on the oil press gauge at like 600-700rpm (idle)? at the moment it reads like quater on the guage. Is that normal or is something wrong?

[Zak]

Is the car hot or cold? I would be a tad bit worried if it was cold and that low. Does it go up when driving? As that is more important than idle pressure.

[KwS]

that was when the car was up to normal temp.

yes, the pressure goes upto roughly half when driving normally.

[Zak]

Well, thats not too bad then, my redtop sat at about 1/3 on idle when warmed up, and that was a fresh motor. What does the gauge sit at when the engine is cold? That might be a better indication of whether some thing is wrong or not.

[KwS]

yeah, i dont know what it is when cold. ill get him to find out tomorrow and ill get back to you on that one.

[KwS]

the pressure is roughly at half when started cold.

[Zak]

That sounds about right, it's all good then.

[CAMB01]

That doesn't really sound good to me, i think the problem is the sender unit located on the left side of the block, under the power steering pump.
Over time they start to give inaccurate readings, mine had a similar problem, so i replaced it with a brand spanker, reads good now.