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K482 Oil Pressure

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a.dumont

Just finished a rebuild on a K482. I added an external, remote, oil filter. (Yes, I verified the direction of flow.) I thought 30psi of pressure would be plenty, but the manual calls for 40-50psi at idle. Not sure that this is an "industrial" application, so maybe it should be less? Only concern is blowing out a front seal. Any numbers from the field on typical oil pressure at idle and WOT?

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Sarge

At idle, mine is showing 35psi - above idle it's around 42psi and steady. Being an opposed twin the pressure is needed to protect the rods, the 40-50psi specs make sense.

 

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a.dumont

Thanks for the help @Sarge. You've been my number one source of help on this beast since I got it last year. I left the oil pressure set to 40psi and mowed my field with it. Not a single problem! Finally!

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