FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Engine Oil Pressure: Testing and Inspection

OIL PRESSURE CHECK
1. Check engine oil level.





2. Remove the engine oil pressure switch.
3. Install the engine oil pressure gauge.

NOTE: Use a 1/8 pipe thread adapter

4. Run the engine to warm it.
5. After the engine has been warmed up, check that engine oil pressure is within the standard value.
Standard value:
At idle: 29 kPa (4.2 psi) or more
At 3,500 r/min: 294 -686 kPa (43 -100 psi)
6. Remove the engine oil pressure gauge.
7. Install the engine oil pressure switch.