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Low Oil Pressure at Idle, Volvo AD31B in the Tropics
Bruce in Bangkok wrote:
I have no experience with your engine but usually there is a single pressure relief valve located at the pump outlet, but if you have two, and they are accessible I'd put a washer behind the spring on both and see what happens. He says his motor develops something like 50PSI at higher rpms, so it doesn't sound like the pressure relief valve(s). Maybe the pump is worn, perhaps the main bearings are going, perhaps the ambient temperatures are higher than he's used to and that's thinning the oil some,,, maybe a bit of all of the above? If the pressure is in the ballpark and oil consumption does not go up then I'd leave it alone - at least for now. Fair enough. Cheers Marty ------------ And now a word from our sponsor ------------------ Do your users want the best web-email gateway? Don't let your customers drift off to free webmail services install your own web gateway! -- See http://netwinsite.com/sponsor/sponsor_webmail.htm ---- |
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Low Oil Pressure at Idle, Volvo AD31B in the Tropics
Thanks for all the replies. I am believing that it all comes down to
an old worn engine. The manual I found states 31-42 psi at idle, so at 15 psi I am pretty low. 59-71 psi at speed. Not quite as low there. I am hoping to be able to get at the oil pump with out pulling the motor. Now, if the rain would just stop I could get to work. cheers all, Kurt |
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