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My 1009 has been a daily driver for 5+ years, and the engine runs fine. Never had any shavings in the oil at oil changes, no knocking while running, or any other evidence of extreme wear. The "Low Oil Pressure" warning light comes on with the key, and goes out immediately after starting the engine. Sometimes it will take up to 1 second to go out on a fresh start after an oil change, even after cranking for awhile with the IP unplugged to prime the filter, but after that first startup it goes out immediately once the engine fires.
I installed a mechanical oil pressure gauge recently, and it reads ~30 psi at cold idle and 40 psi driving cold. It drops down to 20-30 psi when driving hot and somewhere in the 0-5 psi range at hot idle.
So I know my low oil pressure warning light works, and it never comes on. Yet the mechanical gauge reads basically zero pressure at hot idle. I'll try to check with another mechanical gauge, but does anyone know the PSI where the warning light goes off? Since the light is off all the time it seems like I have at least that much pressure at idle, and I assume it has to be more than 5 psi right?
I installed a mechanical oil pressure gauge recently, and it reads ~30 psi at cold idle and 40 psi driving cold. It drops down to 20-30 psi when driving hot and somewhere in the 0-5 psi range at hot idle.
So I know my low oil pressure warning light works, and it never comes on. Yet the mechanical gauge reads basically zero pressure at hot idle. I'll try to check with another mechanical gauge, but does anyone know the PSI where the warning light goes off? Since the light is off all the time it seems like I have at least that much pressure at idle, and I assume it has to be more than 5 psi right?
