fitting a oil temp and pressure gauges during the week , does anyone know what temp gauge i need ive actually ordered a 170 degree max gauge but wasnt sure if that was correct , and at roughly what temp does the oil get to and run at safely ?

 

I've got an SPA Oil Press/ Temp guage fitted.

On Start Up. Press @ 115PSI Temp 18"C.

Normal running @35-70 PSI, 70-80"C.

Get it done.

Plus Knocklink.

 

so does that mean the pressure gauge ive ordered is wrong as its ranging is 0 to 100 ps1 and you say on start up is 115 psi , i think ill end up with oil on me dash wont i ?

 

Wow , normal running oil temp of 70-80???

Thats pretty spectacular. Not sure whether I should worry but mine
sits at around 90 for normal driving and between 100-108 for spirited adventures............

 

Mine and 3 others hit 130C hammering up a 5000 ft mountain in Switzerland in june but that was extreme !!!!!

 

Checked out with some quick driving today 113 PSI on startup

Fluctuating between 80-103psi.

Temp never above 86c

Temp sensor in side of sump.

 

That might be right for sump temps. My probe's in the gallery above cylinder 3...
And I get 88C pottering (summer & winter), 90C motorway winter, (98ish C hot day), & up to 115ish in the summer if driving like a prat
Oil pressure is 2.8bar at idle, & 6.5bar almost all the rest of the time. That's, erm, 40psi / 100psi. That's with Motul - other oils range up to 1.8bar idle / 120 psi & wave about more between them.

p.s. I like Motul

 

Yeah , that explains it.
I used to have a sump located sensor with the original factory Lamcos and the oil temp read around 10-20deg cooler than when I changed to the defi sensor ontop of number 3.