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Old 08-31-2017, 10:29 AM   #1
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New gauge install. What's the normal cold oil pressure?



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Old 08-31-2017, 10:30 AM   #2
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Missing a bevel, coming soon.
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Old 08-31-2017, 11:18 AM   #3
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missing bezel or not, still looks really cool. Nice work!
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Old 08-31-2017, 01:39 PM   #4
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Cold oil pressure, 60-70+ even at idle
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Old 08-31-2017, 01:48 PM   #5
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Thanks Steve! Having read a number of posts on 996 forums, where they have cars that actually come with pressure gauges, I think that I have figure it out. When the oil is stone cold, it is thicker, hence the high pressure at idle. As it heats up, it fluctuates up and down with engine speed. Normal.
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Old 08-31-2017, 02:34 PM   #6
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Exactly, at hot idle I see around 20 PSI. Highway driving is around 200F and cruising at 3000 RPM indicates around 50'ish I think.

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