sighnbox Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Hi folks Just finished fitting all my new gauges, service oil change etc and to see if its all working correctly (oil pressure gauge) can some one please tell me roughly what the oil pressure should be for a Defender 200tdi At idle cold At revs/driving cold At Idle hot At revs. driving hot Thanks there. (please note not connected in pic) Just to add to this I am Cold idle 32 Cold revs 62 Hot idle 16/18 Hot revs 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 According to the manuals, 25psi at idle and 55psi at high revs, but mine has always given similar readings to yours, and that was following a full rebuild. Everyone else I got readings from also matched these, so yours are pretty normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sighnbox Posted July 6, 2013 Author Share Posted July 6, 2013 When really hot after thrashing it about driving hard its so at hot as she goes 12/14 at Idle 30 at revs So the gauge seams to be working about right so all good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crofter Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Hi, on My 200 TDi the oil pressure seems to be 10-15 at idle hot, and 25 running hot, today was the first time I got the engine properly hot, I just fitted the engine two weeks ago to replace the Izuzu that was in my 90. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 I did get about 5psi more at low and high rpm warm by removing the big washer from the oilstat. I does mean the oil gets slightly warmer, but it stay within the normal range on the gauge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unequalwolf8 Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Hi all, I have an td5 2004 in the tropics, temperatures never getting below 20C, the dealer recommends 15w 40 engine oil. do you guys think it's ok for this type of oil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 I thought TD5s had thinner oil than that, though I've never run one so am far from sure, but local temperatures may demand something thicker. I'd check the specified oil and go for a synthetic oil of the correct grade, rather than a cheap mineral oil of thicker grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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