For those of you with gauges what sort of oil pressure and temperature is normal
Have fitted a couple of gauges and get 60psi cold tick over and goes unto 80psi when driving. Warm tick over was around 30psi and around 60 psi driving.
The temperature was a cold 6 deg c and I was surprised how long the oil took to warm up and never went above about 85 deg c on a 20 mile drive.
Makes you think you'd be better off with 10w40 in the winter.
Below 40f S&S recommends 10-40wt.
Those temperatures sound about what I was getting on a cold day with 6 liters of oil. Never got hot quickly so the engine was always running as though it was not warmed up yet. I changed that with a thermostatically controlled oil cooler and an oil tank that is now holding 4 quarts. 6 miles to 85c and the engines runs smoother more quickly.
Oil pressure is the same, 15-20 warm idle and 75 when running warm.
