VE SSV Oil Pressure Gauge 1-3-5

[Lensman]

Hi All. Couldn't seem to find an existing thread and I don't see it in the manual.

Are the numbers written on these oil pressure gauges arbitrary or do the mean something?

1 - 3 - 5

Bar perhaps?

Thanks

 

[07GTS]

yes it's bar

 

[Lensman]

yes it's bar

Thanks 07GTS. Much appreciated. Just found the specs for the L98 engine, 90kpa @ 1000 rpm so 1 bar when hot at idle is OK. Quite a relief.

 

[daniel95]

Has anyone experienced 0 bars at warm idle before? I have noticed it happen a few times when pulling up at a set of lights, quite worried...

 

[07GTS]

should have about 200-250kpa at worm idle depending on oil used, yours could be the calculation tho not actual would be worth checking they should have the proper sensor all gen3-4 do so if u can read the data just have a check to see if its same as being displayed

 

[Lensman]

Has anyone experienced 0 bars at warm idle before? I have noticed it happen a few times when pulling up at a set of lights, quite worried...

0 on the gauge doesn't mean no oil pressure. It just means the gauge is not accurate enough to measure between 0 and 1. Having said that I would be concerned too. When did you change the oil and filter last? What grade did you use? How many km's on the engine? I'd be connecting a mechanical oil pressure gauge and testing. Just for peace of mind. There's plenty of info on the internet to show you how to do that.

 

[Lensman]

should have about 200-250kpa at worm idle depending on oil used, yours could be the calculation tho not actual would be worth checking they should have the proper sensor all gen3-4 do so if u can read the data just have a check to see if its same as being displayed

These are the figures quoted in the manual (with a warm engine):
6.0 litre
LS2 : 90kpa at 1000rpm
L98 :
to 2009 : 90kpa @ 1000 rpm
from 2010 : 270kpa @ 3000 rpm
L76 : 41kpa @ 1000 rpm
L77 : 165kpa @ 1000 rpm
6.2 litre (LS3)
to 2009 :41kpa @ 1000 rpm
from 2010 : 165kpa @ 1000 rpm

 

[07GTS]

all those figures seem low, my LS2 idles at 240kpa with 10-40 oil, cruise at 60-110kph is about 300kpa, i have mine adjusted so if its under 150kpa i get a low oil warning

 

[daniel95]

0 on the gauge doesn't mean no oil pressure. It just means the gauge is not accurate enough to measure between 0 and 1. Having said that I would be concerned too. When did you change the oil and filter last? What grade did you use? How many km's on the engine? I'd be connecting a mechanical oil pressure gauge and testing. Just for peace of mind. There's plenty of info on the internet to show you how to do that.

Getting a service done tomorrow. The car is a 2006 A6, has 106 000km.

 

[Tyson1vl]

Old thread pull up I have a 09 ssv Ute and it’s show 172 kpa on idle at 750rpm and oil temp is at 61degrees