Not a problem, more of curiosity

[Jake LXer]

What is a safe/normal oil pressure for the engine to have at idle? My gauge reads 28-30 psi at idle....too low or too high? Normal? Just curious

 

[420Coupe]

What does it read under load ?

 

[Jake LXer]

Ranges from 90-100 PSI, might be more but my gauge tops at 100 PSI

 

[webby]

sounds normal from what I've seen

 

[Jake LXer]

Alright, I had my gauge disconnected for a couple days and reconnected it today and it was way down at 28 psi so i thought i'd figure out if it was normal

 

[A. G. Pym]

Those pressures are fine.

 

[Michal006]

Curiosity is the first step to hell

 

[Jake LXer]

Like they say, curiosity killed the cat

 

[Flightmaster127]

Is that your pressure when the car is fully warmed up? I havent run a gauge on my 9th but I know as a general rule of thumb you want at least 10psi per 1k rpm when the oil is up to normal operating temp.

 

[Jake LXer]

Yea, fully warmed up...on initial startup its at 100 psi and slowly drops

 

[Flightmaster127]

Yea, fully warmed up...on initial startup its at 100 psi and slowly drops

Hmm newer Honda engines must run higher psi. My old D series runs about 80-90 psi at startup and then once warm runs about 20 psi at idle.

 

[twister8008]

So much feline genocide...

 

[Jake LXer]

Most likely, I've got my oil pressure input from the stock oil pressure sensor so i know its accurate..if I'm in a rush i'll usually start driving at around 80 psi but i like to wait till it's fully warmed up