Oil pressure problems...

[pbureau@attbi.com (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

the question is why are you running 10w40?  rocco's were designed to run
20w50 in summer time.

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=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
=>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of
=>joshhignight@techography.net
=>Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 10:52 PM
=>To: Scirocco List
=>Subject: RE: Re: Oil pressure problems...
=>
=>
=>Oil weight 10-40 Castrol, engine (short-block) has roughly 15
=>miles on it now (speedo not hooked up).
=>
=>I am using MANN oil filters.
=>
=>Oil pressure got really low today during it's first drive,
=>revving only produces 3BAR at most (4K is the highest it's revved
=>due to break-in). I need to fix this ASAP, as I'm not ruining my
=>new engine w/ low oil pressure, but I need my car back.
=>
=>Thanks again for the help.
=>Joshua
=>
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=>
=>Original Message -----------------------
=>joshhignight@techography.net wrote:
=>>
=>>    My new engine is having the same oil pressure problems my
=>old one was having.
=>>
=>> This enigne has a new oil pump, but I used my oild filter flange.
=>>
=>> I get roughly 4-5 BAR at startup (cold), and 0-0.5 at warm
=>idle. Warm revving produces typical pressures though.
=>>
=>> I know there's a pressure relief valve int he system, but where
=>is it? Is it in the oil filter flange? If so, anyone have a
=>working filter flange I could have to replace my bad one?
=>>
=>> Thanks for any ideas.
=>>
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=>
=>Add what weight oil your using and how many miles are on the motor.
=>
=>TBerk
=>
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