We usually keep the boat at 3000 ~ 3500 rpm max when out on the water. Usually the oil pressure is at or below 60 (from what I remember).
I had the boat on the trailer, muffs on, starting her up for the first time after sitting for the winter. I rev the engine to 4000 RPM and the oil gauge is far right at 80.
I tried a little bit of searching for Mercruiser specs, but all I could find was something running at 2000 psi
"Oil Pressure @2000 rpm 30-60 psi (207-414 kPa)"
Considering 80 is as high as the gauge goes, yet the tach goes to 6000 rpm (maybe higher if I recall), plus this other spec
"Maximum rpm @ WOT3 4400-4800"
I'm thinking maybe my pressure shouldn't have been that high? Would this go down if the engine had more time to warm up? I didn't start off at 4,000 rpm, but I also didn't let the engine idle for long at 2,000 rpm either.
I had the boat on the trailer, muffs on, starting her up for the first time after sitting for the winter. I rev the engine to 4000 RPM and the oil gauge is far right at 80.
I tried a little bit of searching for Mercruiser specs, but all I could find was something running at 2000 psi
"Oil Pressure @2000 rpm 30-60 psi (207-414 kPa)"
Considering 80 is as high as the gauge goes, yet the tach goes to 6000 rpm (maybe higher if I recall), plus this other spec
"Maximum rpm @ WOT3 4400-4800"
I'm thinking maybe my pressure shouldn't have been that high? Would this go down if the engine had more time to warm up? I didn't start off at 4,000 rpm, but I also didn't let the engine idle for long at 2,000 rpm either.
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