Pelican Parts
Parts Catalog Accessories Catalog How To Articles Tech Forums
Call Pelican Parts at 888-280-7799
Shopping Cart Cart | Project List | Order Status | Help



Go Back   Pelican Parts Forums > Porsche Forums > Porsche 911 Technical Forum


Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread
Author
Thread Post New Thread    Reply
Smart quod bastardus
 
fredmeister's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Baltimore, MD, USA
Posts: 2,239
Garage
78 930 turbo oil pressure

I have a question on what oil pressure should be expected to see on a rebuilt 78 930 turbo engine.
I drove a 78 turbo that I was considering buying with a freshly rebuilt 3.3 liter engine. The oil pressure on the gage read about 1 bar at idle but only peaked at barely 3.0 bar even under boost and 4500-5000rpm. This bothered me as I expected to see roughly 1 bar for every 1000rpm.
The seller says that he thinks the gage is off calibration because the oil temperature reads high and the pressure low when I pointed out my concern. He said that his experience was that all cars read differently, some high some low......my 911SC reads 3.5-4.0 bar at anything above 4500rpm.
The engine was freshly rebuilt less than 800 miles ago with new bearings and pistons/cylinders, cams, the works.
Is this possible or anyone have an opinion to give before I pursue buying this car?

Old 07-16-2006, 12:19 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #1 (permalink)
Registered
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Burlington, Wisconsin
Posts: 10,162
Garage
10 psi for every 1000 rpm is the rule that most go by so with that I think this reads a little low. If I were interested in the engine/car I would verify with a standard oil pressure guage (manual fed) then there would be no suprises

__________________
Ben
89 944,85.5 944
914-6 2.4s GT tribute.
914-6werkshop.com
Old 07-16-2006, 01:01 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #2 (permalink)
Reply


 


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 11:54 AM.


 
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2025 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Pelican Parts Website -    DMCA Registered Agent Contact Page
 

DTO Garage Plus vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.