Oil pressure

I have a thread in the wanted section fro a good oil pressure gauge for my KZ1000, and I posted this in there today. Can someone with a gauge tell me what to expect from a healthy engine. Watch the video I posted and let me know if that is normal for ahte KZ engine.

"I've talked to a few members here about oil pressure on the KZ900/1000 engines and what the factory manual states. Something like 2.8 psi. @3000 rpm. I never had a gauge on my Z1-R when I was riding it so I have no idea what these engines run as far as oil pressure goes. What is normal on your gauge?

I saw this vid and thought it was interesting to see his oil pressure jumping up to around 15psi just blipping the throttle up to around 3k. Look at around 1:33 in the video. Is this what I'm looking for? Thanks."

I would say his gauge is off.

Gauge works fine. Thats how they act when oil is still cold. Once warmed up fully gauge will settle down to 3 psi spec.

Street Fighter LTD wrote: Gauge works fine. Thats how they act when oil is still cold. Once warmed up fully gauge will settle down to 3 psi spec.

Thanks Street Fighter.


Don, why do you say his gauge is off? Do you run a gauge on your 1000?
You have a PM, did you get it?

My GPz1100 engine will do that when the engine is cold. It will go up to about 15 pounds of pressure when I blip the throttle whne cold. After it warms up though it will idle around 2.5 and go to about 5 pounds when I blip the throttle.

baldy110 wrote: My GPz1100 engine will do that when the engine is cold. It will go up to about 15 pounds of pressure when I blip the throttle whne cold. After it warms up though it will idle around 2.5 and go to about 5 pounds when I blip the throttle.

10-4. Thanks baldy.
Great site! good, simple answers to a simple question.

The first time I put on a pressure gauge and saw the needle barely move at idle scared the crap out of me thinking my oil pressure was bad.

i had an oil presure gauge on mine back in the 80's. it would do the same thing when cold. it did not go past 15psi max though. and after a few fast runs when it was cold , the gauge broke, so i replaced it and the same thing happened. as u could guess,i no longer run 1.