Oil Pressure

[tdvs]

What is the normal oil pressure for a 3.4? Will the oil pressure idiot light sender work for an electric gauge?

[d.o.h.c]

Since your a NEWB I will go easy on ya. First of, NO you can not use the sender for the idiot light. Thats a different sender. There are two types of gauges that you can purchase. Either a mechanical, which is dumb casue the oil will actually be inside your car, so if the line breaks your car is gonna be full of oil. OR a Electronic gauge. That uses a signal from a pressure sender, that comes with the gauge. You can TEE off and put the sender for the idiot light and the gauge sender on a TEE so that it still works, but you should be looking at your oil PSI every couple seconds. it should be in your peripheral.

A 3.4 DOHC depending on the milage should see around 10-14psi at idle. I am seeing 14 at my turbo.

[Alxsmt]

a general rule is 10psi for ever 1000rpms. i wanna say oil foams at 100psi (could be wrong)

on my 3400 i have around 30-40psi at idle.. but my pump is shimmed

[tdvs]

Oil Pressure

Since your a NEWB I will go easy on ya. First of, NO you can not use the sender for the idiot light. Thats a different sender. There are two types of gauges that you can purchase. Either a mechanical, which is dumb casue the oil will actually be inside your car, so if the line breaks your car is gonna be full of oil. OR a Electronic gauge. That uses a signal from a pressure sender, that comes with the gauge. You can TEE off and put the sender for the idiot light and the gauge sender on a TEE so that it still works, but you should be looking at your oil PSI every couple seconds. it should be in your peripheral.

A 3.4 DOHC depending on the milage should see around 10-14psi at idle. I am seeing 14 at my turbo.

Thank you for both the answer, and going easy on me.

I am using a "factory" electric oil pres. gauge. Long story short. It was fabricated from a j/y Regal full gauge cluster. Didn't bother to check, but believe it had a 3.1. Would you know if that sender will work in the 3.4 and operated the gauge accurately?

Tom

[d.o.h.c]

Should work, you just need to make sure the wiring is correct. If it plugs in, it should be ok.

[tdvs]

Oil Pressure

Should work, you just need to make sure the wiring is correct. If it plugs in, it should be ok.

Thank you again,

Tom