# ca18-det oil pressure **URL:** \ **Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\ **Created:** [January 12, 2005, 2:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18-det-oil-pressure/138205 "2005-01-12T02:39:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![silvia\_sr20det\_s13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@silvia\_sr20det\_s13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silvia_sr20det_s13)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 2:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18-det-oil-pressure/138205/1 "2005-01-12T02:39:50Z")
hey whats is a safe oilpressure for a ca18-det? i just hooked up my guage and am not familiar with the ca18? its in PSI as well thanks! rob ---
**Author:** ![sil\_eightyRPS13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@sil\_eightyRPS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sil_eightyRPS13)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18-det-oil-pressure/138205/2 "2005-01-16T09:59:55Z")
cold idle 6-4, warm idle 2-1.5…full throttle usually 6-8 or so…thats what mine runs at anyway so u keeping the CA18 now??? ---
**Author:** ![Nis240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@Nis240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nis240)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18-det-oil-pressure/138205/3 "2005-01-16T15:59:31Z")
> [@sil\_eightyRPS13](#): > > cold idle 6-4, warm idle 2-1.5…full throttle usually 6-8 or so…thats what mine runs at anyway > so u keeping the CA18 now??? Those PSI numbers sound very low, isnt it usually 10 at idle, and like 50 at WOT. ---
**Author:** ![1mns13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/8491ac/32.png) [@1mns13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1mns13)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18-det-oil-pressure/138205/4 "2005-01-16T18:08:22Z")
Those aren’t psi numbers. Mark has JDM gauges that don’t read “normal” to the rest of us. ---
**Author:** ![TyPhOOn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/typhoon/32/5800_2.png) [@TyPhOOn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TyPhOOn)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18-det-oil-pressure/138205/5 "2005-01-16T19:21:09Z")
BAR ---
**Author:** ![Nis240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@Nis240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nis240)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2005, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18-det-oil-pressure/138205/6 "2005-01-17T11:04:02Z")
> [@1mns13](#): > > Those aren’t psi numbers. Mark has JDM gauges that don’t read “normal” to the rest of us. Thank you for clearing that up, but the original question spoke of PSI rating. ---
**Author:** ![SRBURG13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@SRBURG13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRBURG13)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2005, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18-det-oil-pressure/138205/7 "2005-01-17T11:56:16Z")
> [@Nis240](#): > > [quote=sil\_eightyRPS13]cold idle 6-4, warm idle 2-1.5…full throttle usually 6-8 or so…thats what mine runs at anyway > so u keeping the CA18 now??? Those PSI numbers sound very low, isnt it usually 10 at idle, and like 50 at WOT.[/quote] So if we go with Mark’s numbers in BARS, that would convert to: (If we use BARS on the converter, although I have a suspision of using “Atmospheres”) Cold Idle (4-6bar): 58.01psi - 87.02psi Warm Idle (1.5 - 2bar): 21.76psi - 29.01psi WOT (6 - 8bar): 87.02psi - 116.03psi If the conversion is correct, then there is your numbers. Aaron ---
**Author:** ![Nis240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@Nis240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nis240)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2005, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18-det-oil-pressure/138205/8 "2005-01-17T17:05:49Z")
> [@SRBURG13](#): > > [quote=Nis240][quote=sil\_eightyRPS13]cold idle 6-4, warm idle 2-1.5…full throttle usually 6-8 or so…thats what mine runs at anyway > so u keeping the CA18 now??? Those PSI numbers sound very low, isnt it usually 10 at idle, and like 50 at WOT.[/quote] So if we go with Mark’s numbers in BARS, that would convert to: (If we use BARS on the converter, although I have a suspision of using “Atmospheres”) Cold Idle (4-6bar): 58.01psi - 87.02psi Warm Idle (1.5 - 2bar): 21.76psi - 29.01psi WOT (6 - 8bar): 87.02psi - 116.03psi If the conversion is correct, then there is your numbers. Aaron[/quote] That sounds a bit high. I think the SR guys get about 60 PSI at WOT ---
**Author:** ![silvia\_sr20det\_s13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@silvia\_sr20det\_s13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silvia_sr20det_s13)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2005, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18-det-oil-pressure/138205/9 "2005-01-18T18:38:10Z")
hey well at cold idle i am running about 65 psi at warm it is about 45 but it hasnt been very warm outside so i need to see later and at wide open throttle i am about 80 psi i got a big oil cooler on but your warm idel pressure seems low, but i could be wrong ---
**Author:** ![silvia\_sr20det\_s13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@silvia\_sr20det\_s13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silvia_sr20det_s13)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2005, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18-det-oil-pressure/138205/10 "2005-01-18T18:41:25Z")
> [@sil\_eightyRPS13](#): > > cold idle 6-4, warm idle 2-1.5…full throttle usually 6-8 or so…thats what mine runs at anyway > so u keeping the CA18 now??? and yes i am keeping the ca18 i got my parts sheet translated and it has a head gasket done but there is 1000 dollars worth of egine work i couldnt get translated so i wounder what it is! all i got out of the translator was engine and 1.5 for that one part! i am going to get a 300hp dyno run again then probably sell it if anyone is interested rob ---
**Author:** ![jdms13rhd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f05b48/32.png) [@jdms13rhd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdms13rhd)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 12:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18-det-oil-pressure/138205/11 "2005-01-19T00:35:28Z")
I got it translated rob and thats the labour for instaling the engine so ya. My guess is thats the cost of swaping your non turbo to det? ---
**Author:** ![silvia\_sr20det\_s13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@silvia\_sr20det\_s13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silvia_sr20det_s13)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ca18-det-oil-pressure/138205/12 "2005-01-19T21:20:37Z")
hey allen thanks for the tip on that 🙂