RE: [DML] Low Oil Pressure @ 10W30

["DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxxxxx>]

I was going to comment on this thread several days ago and Bill has brought
my thoughts into the spotlight. Several of the previous posts indicated that
owners were using the oil pressure gauge to evaluate their oil pressure. As
Bill indicated the factory spec oil gauge sender is not an accurate
measurement of oil pressure. As most of you already know the gauge needle
will swing wildly between idle and non-idle conditions.   

Fortunately the PRV engine used in the DeLorean has virtually no oil
pressure related problems therefore the gauge issue has never been of
concern. Debates over oil have been around as long as the internal
combustion engine has been in existence and will probably be debated
forever. Owners who just follow the owners manual can feel safe. The engine
designers at Peugeot Renault Volvo know exactly what oil was best for their
engine, follow those guidelines and you PRV should perform flawlessly to at
least 250-300k miles.  

DMC Joe 

-----Original Message-----
From: content22207 [mailto:brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 6:38 PM
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [DML] Low Oil Pressure @ 10W30

DeLo problem is in the sender, not the dash gauge. Mine was woefully
inaccurate until I replaced it with a vendor's xRef, which does drive the
gauge properly but unfortunately weeps oil at the spade connector (despite
my best efforts to seal it externally with every product imaginable).

Note that generic senders won't drive our dash gauge correctly because they
are usually calibrated to 100 max PSI.

Bill Robertson
#5939







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