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K8 Oil Pressure

Posted: November 15th, 2011, 8:28 pm
by Thefez
Anyone know what it SHOULD be? ve done a couple different searches but seem to get work logs and threads of heated discushions about the use of different oils run lol..

Re: K8 Oil Pressure

Posted: November 15th, 2011, 8:38 pm
by mitmaks
What are YOU getting? You should run 10W-30 year round unless you live in Canada somewhere then you'll have to go with thinner 5W-30.
Checking oil pressure....
http://www.mx-3.com/manuals/photo.php?f ... D2-004.gif

Re: K8 Oil Pressure

Posted: November 15th, 2011, 11:21 pm
by Ryan
between 5 and 10 PSI at hot idle, around 35-40 at cruise, shouldn't get over 40-50 at hot high RPM...

Re: K8 Oil Pressure

Posted: November 18th, 2011, 11:46 pm
by Thefez
mitmaks wrote:What are YOU getting? You should run 10W-30 year round unless you live in Canada somewhere then you'll have to go with thinner 5W-30.
Checking oil pressure....
http://www.mx-3.com/manuals/photo.php?f ... D2-004.gif
I don't know yet im installing a oil pressure gauge on my piller to monitor it. Ill post up what im getting. thanks for the like really helped me out i was wondering where I could put my sender.

Ryan wrote:between 5 and 10 PSI at hot idle, around 35-40 at cruise, shouldn't get over 40-50 at hot high RPM...
thanks this is what i was looking for was in the link too :)