Ok Guy’s after 3monthsof waiting i finally got my car back, didn’t help me much though, ended having to re do so many things myself, i will do adetailed report in a few days when i have a bit more time out of the garage, some choice bits of the “rebuild” are:
Cam timimng was out 26 degrees inlet, 20 Exhaust.
Hub nut on RH driveshaft was loose, driveshaft at through wheel sensor.
Anyway enough of the good times, lets talk about something upsetting
What should i set the oil pressure warning level at and roughly as all guages are different what should i be seeing at warm tickover and max pressure wise.
Your idle speed is significant in dictating what your hot idel oil pressure is as is oil viscosity and temperature, if your idle is below 1000RPM then expect the OP to dip occasionally when hot to around 20PSI, if its above 1000RPM then 25-30PSI would be a good setting. What you dont want is for it to false alarm since this will accustom you to treat it with less respect. Try it at 20PSI or 25 depending on idel speed and see how often in normal driving it comes on, if it comes on frequently then it means it is set too high. you only really want it to come on at the cusp of a problem.
Adjust it up or down until in normal driving it stays off, then if it comes on at all it indicates a ‘blind panic’ moment.
Wanted to make sure that i was ok at 20 PSI warning, the constant warning at idle does make you start to ignore it. Set it to 20 and no more constant alarms.
Good to know the pressure is in the ball park, taking sensor differences into account, thanks Dave.
Just an FYI straight out of the Motorsport Elise specs: the Stack alarm setting for LOW OIL P was 30psi. Let me know your email address if you want all the data and alarm settings. At least the settings can act as a starting point.
Its an excel spreadsheet consisting of 6 worksheets, so where would you like me to post as an attachment? Incidentally, WHY doesn’t this site allow posting of attachments?