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Zetec oil pressure
v8james - 28/8/08 at 09:42 PM

I have just got my silver top 2.0L Zetec running after it sitting for two year with no oil in it.
What oil pressure should I have at idle and higher revs?
It currently has 25psi at idle and 40psi at 1500rpm and above. But when I started it for the first few times it was 40psi at idle and 60psi at higher revs.


coozer - 28/8/08 at 09:44 PM

Mine goes up to 80 psi when cold and runs around 40/50 when hot. My pressure gauge take off is in the head just above the inlet at the cam belt end.

Steve


Paul TigerB6 - 28/8/08 at 10:32 PM

Sounds pretty low to me. It could be that your oil pump isnt primed with oil properly at the moment. Might be worth a search of here or the Haynes manual on how to do this properly