I just got an oil pressure gauge (brand new)hooked up on my Ls and its reading just about 20 psi at idle. What should it be reading because I know that it should be more than 20 psi. Is my oil pump to weak? If so what do I replace it with?

 

what does it read under wot?

 

im pretty sure thats normal..my friend's reads that (on his ls)....but i would like to ask the same question for mine....i have a d16y8 and mine reads about 15psi.(idle) is that accurate its a brand new autometer electric gauge so i dunno i have just assumed its normal for now. i figured my vtec engine would have higher oil pressure than a non-vtec even tho its a soch instead of a dohc

 

20-30 psi at idle is normal ... you have to find out where it's at during WOT

 

20psi is normal when the motor is warmed up and idling.

At WOT, the oil pressure should be at around 80psi.

Khoi

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Sohc Driver &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">20psi is normal when the motor is warmed up and idling.

At WOT, the oil pressure should be at around 80psi.

Khoi</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

mines around 75 on a b16

 

when I'm driving around it reads around 70....so I guess that's not too bad right?

 

Hot idle is around 18-20 psi
WOT is about 65 psi (for the ls) Most likely higher for vtec motors

 

Well what does your cart idle at? When mine idles at like 300rpm's I only see 10psi lol
At 800rpm it is around 20psi.
The weight of the oil also plays a role in what pressure you will see. The temperature too, when it's cold, it will be higher.

 

idles at 700-800 rpm.

 

sounds normal, all motors vary due to clearances and oil choice