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Re: Oil Pressure on Startup of New Rotax 912

Subject: Re: Oil Pressure on Startup of New Rotax 912
From: Europa <europaav@ns1.avnet.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 16:45:18
Dear Wayne,

You wrote : -

>In the initial startup of my "out of the box" 912 the oil 
>pressure gauge indicated 75 psi. I expected some delay in 
>the pressure rise and did not expect the pressure to be so 
>high at the 2300 factory set warmup RPM. 
>
>Should I suspect the gauge or sender or is the pressure 
>always at the upper limit on a new engine?
>
>I did not run the engine for more than 1 minute before shut 
>down. Check of the gauge did not turn up any error.

Answer : 75 psi is not abnormal, especially on first start up.


>I have an oil cooler installed in the feed line from the oil 
>tank. I filled it manually and pulled the engine through 
>forward until oil was being pumped into the reservoir tank. 
>Could I have a problem with the system?

Answer : I don't see that you have any problem  with your engine.


Best regards, have a nice week-end,

Andy


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