Engine Oil Pressure: Testing and Inspection

OIL PRESSURE CHECK

1. Check engine oil level.





2. Remove the engine oil pressure switch. (Refer to Oil Pressure Switch Removal And Installation Service and Repair.)
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. (Refer to Oil Pressure Switch Removal And Installation Service and Repair.)