what's the right (engine) oil level for the track

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Originally Posted by Jittsl

Pedro, I would suggest that there was something wrong with the engine's oil pressure gauge long before it failed. Is that what you normally see? I also have an oil pressure gauge that I can see in my video and I have never seen it dropping under brakes (let alone around right hand corners) the way yours does. It doesn't appear as if the car is pushing particularily hard and yet any movement away from dead flat and the pressure drops - and that's with an accusump!

If that was typical I doubt these motors would last five minutes. I would be interested to see your next video after you make repairs to the wiring and (might I suggest) you swap the inputs to the two gauges to see if the response is still the same. I am taking it as a given that the oil level was correct. Just for the record, where did you attach your oil pressure sender?

+1 agreed. No way the oil pressure is varying like that on every corner. Faulty gauge.

[jaykay]

Interesting discussion thanks all!

Okay I will have to get a gauge put in ....it may be digital to save space not sure if I will be okay without the sweep of a needle
....so I can learn what the normal response might look like

I have dealt oil pressure in aircraft only; it is steady or you have serious problems....oh and old MGB...not sure I believed any gauge on that panel

[Brad Roberts]

oh and old MGB

They had oil pressure?



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[Brad Roberts]

I didn't watch Pedro's video... but now that I see it is from Sebring, I'll pull up some data I have from last years PCA Club race and take a look at it!!



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[san rensho]

Originally Posted by Brad Roberts

They had oil pressure?



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Exactly. How can a car that has all its oil on the undersides of the car (from oil leaks) have oil pressure?

[Jittsl]

Originally Posted by san rensho

Exactly. How can a car that has all its oil on the undersides of the car (from oil leaks) have oil pressure?

Now that is funny.

[jaykay]

Originally Posted by san rensho

Exactly. How can a car that has all its oil on the undersides of the car (from oil leaks) have oil pressure?

its been a terrible day....but I am laughing out loud!

er em back to the survery:

Deep sump: (1,5 L extra) with windage tray; extended pick up; slightly over filled stock AOS (now has a film of oil all over the top section); very little smoke

-pilot sports, PS2s

-currently car is run on a high speed type circut and and a tight technical track