oil pressure
Oil pressure keeps the engine’s moving parts lubricated. If it drops too low, parts can wear out or overheat.
Oil pressure is the force that pushes engine oil through bearings, camshafts, and other moving parts. Adequate pressure is essential to prevent wear and overheating.
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"And it got oil pressure way before it fired. [664.0s] And then I looked around and it had filled up the paper,"
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"It's 450 or 600 RPM spins the V12 for six seconds or something because it will not fire the engine until it has confirmed oil pressure."
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"But primarily what it's measuring is oil pressure. You could have low oil pressure for various reasons, one of which is you got no oil."
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