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Old Feb 11, 2015 | 04:29 PM
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With Bry's recent unfortunate events, has anyone ever fitted an uprated oil pressure switch? There are many around, but wondered if anyone has sourced a quality replacement....

The standards are set ridiculously low (7-8 psi), however one set to 15-20 psi could save the day..

Thoughts peeps...

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Old Feb 11, 2015 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by dave_t
With Bry's recent unfortunate events, has anyone ever fitted an uprated oil pressure switch? There are many around, but wondered if anyone has sourced a quality replacement....

The standards are set ridiculously low (7-8 psi), however one set to 15-20 psi could save the day..

Thoughts peeps...
A number of reasons have been given for bry unfortunate incident. But being mapped, any previously poor quality work or even the wrong oil could have caused the issues. I think to just blame the oil pressure switch would be churlish.

It could also be that it was time for the block to go anyway, so no matter what was done before hand the 2.5 malaise was going to come, it was a RCM rebuild previously and quality parts where used.

Personally, now on Scoob number 8 and only ever having one engine go (at JDM block with 100K plus miles) and no other issues I would agree an uprated switch may help but it's like a boy with his finger in the dyke.

And not that type of dyke either
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Old Feb 11, 2015 | 10:16 PM
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not suggesting that the switch was the culprit, just a higher rated replacement switch could help avoid major catastrophes and at the tenth of the price of Defi's.
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Old Feb 17, 2015 | 08:10 PM
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That's how I knew I had low oil pressure as my defi oil pressure alarm was dinging and flashing red lol
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Old Feb 17, 2015 | 09:14 PM
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precisely Bry.
For those without Defi's an option would be to replace the existing oil pressure sensor with a higher rated one
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Old Jun 24, 2015 | 08:59 AM
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What should the oil pressure be as std
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