Oil Pressure Question 996 2003 C2

[Falcon900EX]

Hey guys after reading a post last week about a guys oil presure gage I started keeping an eye on mine. Clearly the old gage was bad. It would show 3.5 to .5 when I turn the key to on and the car had been sitting overnight. I had them pull the old presure senor. The dealership says everythings cool. I'm run 0w-40. When the car is cold the presure goes to 4 to 4.5 and once it warms up in sit around 1.5 at idle. On the highway 4000 RPM's it sitting at 4.0 to 4.5. I looked at the manual and it gives the highway reading. I'd rather have to much then zero oil presure. What's the scale? I'm guessing 4 is 40 psi?? 1 is 10 psi? Metric? It runs cool and just looking for some insight. Thanks E out in OHIO! :D

[Loren]

Oil pressure reads in bar.

1 bar = 100000 Pa

1psi = 6890 Pa

approx 14.5 psi to the bar

[Falcon900EX]

So it's metric. I'd bet it's hectopascals. Out here in Ohio it's 40 and dropping fast with snow on its way. I just ran here for 45 min. At 4000 RPM it's at 4.5 to 5 bars. Soild doesn't move. Is this normal? It runs smooth and tight. The dealer seems like it's normal??? E

[dammad]

So it's metric. I'd bet it's hectopascals. Out here in Ohio it's 40 and dropping fast with snow on its way. I just ran here for 45 min. At 4000 RPM it's at 4.5 to 5 bars. Soild doesn't move. Is this normal? It runs smooth and tight. The dealer seems like it's normal??? E

Yes that's normal. The oil pressure is around +/- 4.5 are 4000 rpm.

[Falcon900EX]

Thanks guys!!!! E :clapping:

[goldenwarrior1]

So it's metric. I'd bet it's hectopascals. Out here in Ohio it's 40 and dropping fast with snow on its way. I just ran here for 45 min. At 4000 RPM it's at 4.5 to 5 bars. Soild doesn't move. Is this normal? It runs smooth and tight. The dealer seems like it's normal??? E

BAR is a unit of pressure equal to 100 kilopascals B)

[RockSS]

My 2004 Targa: Oil pressure right in the middle between 4 and 5 at highway speeds.

One bar = 14.2 PSI.

Tony C