2016 Operating Temperatures and Pressures
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You will not see the actual oil pressure variance on the stock instrument cluster. The oil pressure gauge is commanded by the PCM to read in the normal range when there is oil pressure.
I don't know that Ford publishes engine temperature as that can vary greatly. It does show t-stat starts to open at 185 - 191.8F and fully open at 212F. The temperature gauge on the cluster is commanded based on inferred engine temperature via the (dry) cylinder head temperature sensor.
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You mean oil pressure? Ford's published info says 10-15 PSI at idle at normal operating temperature and 30-40 PSI at 2K RPM at normal operating temperature.
You will not see the actual oil pressure variance on the stock instrument cluster. The oil pressure gauge is commanded by the PCM to read in the normal range when there is oil pressure.
I don't know that Ford publishes engine temperature as that can vary greatly. It does show t-stat starts to open at 185 - 191.8F and fully open at 212F. The temperature gauge on the cluster is commanded based on inferred engine temperature via the (dry) cylinder head temperature sensor.
You will not see the actual oil pressure variance on the stock instrument cluster. The oil pressure gauge is commanded by the PCM to read in the normal range when there is oil pressure.
I don't know that Ford publishes engine temperature as that can vary greatly. It does show t-stat starts to open at 185 - 191.8F and fully open at 212F. The temperature gauge on the cluster is commanded based on inferred engine temperature via the (dry) cylinder head temperature sensor.
