hue wong wrote:
So to clarify as I didn't quite say it right....
When I say warms up... I mean HOT, like after about
50-60 miles..... and even then it would not always
drop down after that....
I seem to remember that the gauge would start
bounceing around, just after a few minutes when I
first got the car, then right before I put it in to
storage about six months ago, it started going all the
way to the 3 on the gauge(Full) and never backing
down, even when I pull up to stop signs and take the
load of the engine...
Precisely what year and model car are you talking about?? You seem to
have omitted that!
If it's a 123 my answers stand as the direct reading Bourdon gauges
seldom if ever incorrectly read high. There is NO problem. If it's a 124
or 201 series car manufactured after 1984 with an electric gauge, the
gauge CAN incorrectly read high - may even read 3+ bar when the ignition
key is on (but the engine is not running).
ANY oil pressure between 3 and about 6 bar when driving is FINE. When
hot, idle pressure MUST remain above 0.5 bar (and 1-2 bar is usual).
Marshall
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'87 300TD 181Kmi,'87 190D 2.5 199Kmi, '84 190D 2.2 227Kmi, '85 190D 2.0
159Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 234kmi
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