My wife's Mini's oil pressure warning light was starting to come on when
hot
and idling. Big worries. Then the light stopped working. No worries.
(I have an oil pressure gauge in the Spit, giving similar readings as
Glenn's,
which gives me plenty to worry about when it's hot)
David
1977 Spitfire 1500
Graham wrote:
>
> Ignorance is bliss, No oil pressure gauge = no worries!!
>
> Graham.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <trunnell@mindspring.com>
> To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 1:35 PM
> Subject: Oil preferences
>
>
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Since I installed my oil pressure gauge I am amazed at how much the
> viscosity drops during highway driving especially on hot days. I am
> currently running Castrol GTX 20-50. After driving about 40 miles to
work
> at about 65- 75 mph the oil pressure will drop to about 45 psi at speed
and
> about 15 psi at idle. Around town the pressure drop is not as bad. Has
> anyone had better success with a different brand of oil. I don't have an
oil
> cooler, but it's looking like I might need one.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Glenn
>
>
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