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TR3 Oil Presure Question

To: Stephen Peca <sppchicago@excite.com>
Subject: TR3 Oil Presure Question
From: David Massey <105671.471@compuserve.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 17:20:28 -0500
Cc: "[unknown]" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Message text written by Stephen Peca
>I looked at my TR manuals that said that oil pressure should vary between
30lbs and 70lbs.  Should I be worried that oil pressure drops to 20 lbs at
hot idle?  Should I worry that hot at idle oil pressure droped to 30lbs
from
50lbs previously?  Or is this simple a result of clean oil?  Should I be
using a heavier weight of motor oil?
<

That's pretty good oil pressure considering that you are using 10W-30.  If
you replaced it with 20W-50 it would probably be more like 40 PSI at hot
idle.

Dave

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