David Brodbeck wrote: > Even my '89 VW Cabriolet has a note in the owner's manual to avoid high > RPM until the oil temperature is over 50 C, which corresponds to the > bottom peg on the oil temperature gauge. I seem to recall hearing that > some cars had a three-state temperature light that would light up blue > at cold temperatures to remind you to take it easy, but I can't recall > which ones. > > Sometimes I wonder just how high the oil pressure in a Mercedes gets > after a cold start. The gauges only go up to 3, of course, so we can't > really know.
I believe the pressure relief on a 617 is around 6.5 bar. Mitch.
