The pressure of oil in an internal combustion engine.
he checked the oil pressure and it was normal
Example sentencesExamples
- A power take-off bearing in the engine had failed, making complete loss of oil pressure imminent.
- He noticed that his left engine oil pressure was abnormal and decreasing.
- The UAV's engine finally failed after flying an additional hour beyond the point of zero oil pressure.
- He was calibrating an oil pressure gauge.
- The oil pressure is fine at start up but once it reaches operating temp the pressure drops below specs.
- Its engine could experience fluctuating oil pressure readings at high altitudes.
- Dropping oil pressure caused one of the remaining two engines to fail.
- They experienced persistent low oil pressure problems with the transmission in a Black Hawk.
- He pulled the number two engine throttle to idle and noted that the oil pressure indicated 100 psi.
- Gauges to monitor such variables as motor water temperature, oil pressure, revolutions per minute, and hours of operation should be maintained.