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it was in the 70's here to day and i went for a good ride with the 5w-40 rotella t synthetic. just as i thought the oil pressure is still way up there. my conclusion is the pressure relief valve is set at 75 psi. thats the highest reading i get. very high for any engine. i think the reason is the valve adjusters are so small in diameter that it takes a high pressure to keep them pumped up. apparently it won't hurt anything or mamma kaw would have lowered it years ago. from my observation so far any oil heavier than 10W- 40 would be less than benificial for this engine., no matter how hot the ambient temp. is. this ain't gospel just my opinion. the lowest idle pressure i got was slightly over 25 psi. at 1000 rpm. very acceptable. guess i will just have to live with this off the map oil pressure. it's better than the alternative. lol. bill
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snarleybill,interesting stuff, but I have a different aspect for you.
kawasaki state oil pressure should be at least 55 lbs/psi at 5000 rpm. theres no other numbers in the manual either higher OR lower. I've had an oil pressure gauge on the nomad for over 5 years now and I tend to agree (mostly) with you apart from idle pressure. when I first start the bike, pressure will be around 25psi from cold at idle, as high as 80psi at 2000 and above. half an hour later that pressure is down to 55 @2000 and as low as 12 at idle. (I do have the idle set at 850) I'm not convinced about going to 10w oil. Login or Register to Remove Ads |
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10-23-2009, 09:03 AM | #22 |
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although mine is now 9 years old, it was a garage queen for several years due to a company vehicle so it only has 28,000 miles now.
If I recall correctly, the 1500 has white metal main bearings, same as the 800, so if thats the case then I'm happier with the extra psi. what I have found from other riders is that a swap to pure synthetic often produces oil leaks that were not there before they swapped. At least 2 friends swapped back to semi-synthetic to make the oil leaks go away ::) |
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Yep mac, I hope I like the Mobil-1 V-twin 10W-40 racing full syn oil,, let me know.
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