oil pressure

Can someone give me info on oil pressure readings...just got my blue 1979 on the road...had our first outing yesterday ...i will put some pics up.

The gauges are notoriously inaccurate and so don't rely on the information you get from them. If the oil light goes out that's good as it is on a separate system, the gauge (assuming the info is good) should read around 4-5 bar. My engine was completely rebuilt and the gauge only ever shows 3 max. At tick over you may not even get a reading.

Thanks for that...just nervous on first couple of outings

After putting my x19 back together I found that the oil pressure gauge dropped off when it was ticking over, and I panicked and switched off the engine! I checked the oil pressure by disconnecting the HT coil lead and cranked the engine over and the red light went out ok! After this I ordered a new oil pressure and gauge switch from Claire at Eurosport and fitted both at the same time as the originals were probably 30 years old !

I also found that the dashboard must have a loose or bad connection as the gauge stopped registering and I had to tap the dashboard to make it work?

Cheers Jon G

Hi Steve I ran my car today and on high tickover (choke on) and was getting about 2 Bar oil pressure as per the attached photo!

Hope this helps?
Jon G

Mines about 5.5....looks healthy