Oil Pressure Gauge

Pardon my Question, But I haven't had a car with an actual OP gauge for many
years. I've noticed when
driving my '06 MX-5, that when I'm idling at a light, (warmed up) the OP
gauge has a tendency to drop to 2 or 3 lines above the low indicator (fat
line on left). As soon as I rev the engine or take off from the light, all
appears fine. At 35 mph / 2000 rpm, in 4th gear, the gauge indicates
"straight up" and actually goes more to the right as I get to higher rpms.
The temp gauge is solid in the middle, and the car seems to be running just
fine. Is it normal for an OP gauge to move around that much?

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I work for the ILEC ...." stuff happens! "

In a word. YES. You see, if you just want to see if the engine is
running, then a simple light will do. If you want to see if the oil pump
is putting out the proper amount of pressure for the RPM's the engine is
turning, then you get an "oil pressure gage" and let it show you how it
is changing. One of the reasons that Mazda went to a "non-reading" gage
in the mid and late ninty cars is what you just asked about. Many people
have never owned a car with a real oil pressure gage in it and they
didn't know what to think when this "thing" kept moving on the gage. :-)

Bruce Bing '03 LS

So you're saying " YES " this is normal OP gauge behavior ?

Thanks, Bruce...

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"BRUCE HASKIN" > wrote in message
...
> In a word. YES. You see, if you just want to see if the engine is
> running, then a simple light will do. If you want to see if the oil pump
> is putting out the proper amount of pressure for the RPM's the engine is
> turning, then you get an "oil pressure gage" and let it show you how it
> is changing. One of the reasons that Mazda went to a "non-reading" gage
> in the mid and late ninty cars is what you just asked about. Many people
> have never owned a car with a real oil pressure gage in it and they
> didn't know what to think when this "thing" kept moving on the gage. :-)
>
> Bruce Bing '03 LS
>

> So you're saying " YES " this is normal OP gauge behavior ?
>
> Thanks, Bruce...

I think that's what he's saying, yes. It's certainly what my OP gauge does
and, from what others have said here in the past, it's what theirs does too.

Eric

Thanks, Eric, I was just being "double-sure"..
Appreciated.

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"Eric Baber" > wrote in message
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>> So you're saying " YES " this is normal OP gauge behavior ?
>>
>> Thanks, Bruce...
>
> I think that's what he's saying, yes. It's certainly what my OP gauge does
> and, from what others have said here in the past, it's what theirs does
> too.
>
> Eric
>

"Remove This" > wrote in
news:aBHAg.23178$QA1.20263@trndny05:

> So you're saying " YES " this is normal OP gauge behavior ?

Absolutely not, you need to give me the car and buy another one that
won't do that! <G>

Sure thing; Gwet back to me "After the Weekend"!

<--{ ROTFL }-->

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"XS11E" > wrote in message
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> "Remove This" > wrote in
> news:aBHAg.23178$QA1.20263@trndny05:
>
>> So you're saying " YES " this is normal OP gauge behavior ?
>
> Absolutely not, you need to give me the car and buy another one that
> won't do that! <G>
>

Yes, that's how my '91 worked. (that's how it should work.)

Bruce Bing '03 LS