Stock oil pressure gauge readings

[Wufei]

Hey all,

I have a little leak by the turbo oil return line. I'm wondering whether it's affecting my oil pressure. You 2g guys, does your stock gauge read like 1/4 (middle of the lower 1/2) at idle and dead middle with throttle?

Thanks!

 

[MrBoxx]

Yes, that's pretty normal. Actually, if mine sits at idle long enough, the oil pressure won't even register above the first mark on the gauge sometimes. When I first got my car, this worried me; now I know that it's just a part of owning a DSM.

Fix your leak, though.

 

[Wufei]

Ah, ok. I was worried because I never noticed this. The leak is caused by the oil return braided rubber pipe from turbochargers.com being too long Will fix it in the next few weekends.