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Post Sun May 20, 2007 2:32 am

Can anyone tell me what the oil pressure should be on a e36 m3 3ltr engine thanks :)
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Post Sun May 20, 2007 7:02 pm

orr wrote:Can anyone tell me what the oil pressure should be on a e36 m3 3ltr engine thanks :)
At what revs? Or just on idle?
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Post Mon May 21, 2007 1:14 pm

My 3.2L runs 4bar at anything above 1000rpm and around 2bar at idle when the oil is warmed up.
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Post Tue May 22, 2007 5:12 pm

Thanks for that but what is it in psi
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Post Tue May 22, 2007 5:24 pm

1bar=14.5psi
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Post Tue May 22, 2007 5:29 pm

Thanks :D
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