Is my 8 okay? My Oil Gauge is reading....
New Member
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 9,944
Likes: 2
From: Melbourne, Australia
Ehhh.... I have heard that the oil gauge is a on/off thing... the absolute value is not important. Better check with the service guy at the dealer though. Probably start with a call.
If more concern - I guess the oil temp and pressure gauge from Defi is for you. Sit where the sat nav is.
If more concern - I guess the oil temp and pressure gauge from Defi is for you. Sit where the sat nav is.
"...I'm a Dapper Dan man"
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 840
Likes: 1
From: Newport News, Va
The oil pressure gauge is nothing more than an on/off pressure switch (for an idiot light) connected to an analog gauge. Mazda got tired of hearing complaints about where the needle was suppose to be at during normal operation. It will (should) sit at that same position regardless of the actual pressure.
Just do a search and you will find numerous posts on this subject, especialy in the tech forum.
Just do a search and you will find numerous posts on this subject, especialy in the tech forum.
Last edited by Rotary Nut; May 3, 2004 at 08:02 AM.
No Gods For Me
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 133
Likes: 3
From: Maryland
There is no reason to call Mazda, unless you want to complain. The needle sitting a few ticks to the right of center is normal. As stated before, this is not a pressure GUAGE. It is simply on or off. I personally hate that. The oil pressure gauge in my 81 RX7 was a real guage. The pressure would vary depending on RPM and how warm the engine was. I can't believe Mazda stuck us with basically an idiot light.
Registered User
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 285
Likes: 0
Originally posted by kwolfman
There is no reason to call Mazda, unless you want to complain. The needle sitting a few ticks to the right of center is normal. As stated before, this is not a pressure GUAGE. It is simply on or off. I personally hate that. The oil pressure gauge in my 81 RX7 was a real guage. The pressure would vary depending on RPM and how warm the engine was. I can't believe Mazda stuck us with basically an idiot light.
There is no reason to call Mazda, unless you want to complain. The needle sitting a few ticks to the right of center is normal. As stated before, this is not a pressure GUAGE. It is simply on or off. I personally hate that. The oil pressure gauge in my 81 RX7 was a real guage. The pressure would vary depending on RPM and how warm the engine was. I can't believe Mazda stuck us with basically an idiot light.
My car has a pressure gauge normal pressure is 60-100.
But I can see why they left it out. Being as it is constantly moving I could see alot of people going to mazda saying something is wrong with their oil pressure when it is actually withing tollerance.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
JimmyBlack
Series I Major Horsepower Upgrades
273
Feb 10, 2020 10:23 PM
