CITROËN ID 19 Repair Manual page 121

ID 19
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OPERATION No. ID 220-O
: Work on the oil circulation system.
Op.ID 220-O 119
PARTICULAR POINTS.
Checking the oil pressure (on the vehicle)
Start the engine and leave running in order to bring the oil temperature to 60 C.
Remove the screw from the oil feed pipe to the cylinder head. Connect in its place a pressure gauge which
reads
from 0 to 150 p.s.i. (0 to IOKglcm")
(union screw MR.3705, see P1.16,jg.5).
The pressure should read between 54 and 58.5 p.s.i. (3.8 to 4. lKg/cm2) with the engine running at 4000 r.p.m.
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CHECKING THE OIL PRESSURE (on vehicle)
Start the engine and let it run in order to bring the oil to a temperature of about 600 C.
Switch off the engine,
Remove the cylinder head lubrication screw. Connect the pressure gauge feed pipe using union MR 3705 (see Pl. 16,
fig. 5)
Use a pressure gauge graduated from 0 to 150 p.s.i. (0 to 10 kg/cm2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Start the engine and let i2t run at 4, 000 r.p.m.;
read the pressure - this should be between 54 and 58.5 p. s. i
(3.8 and 4.1 kg/cm ).
NOTE - If the pressure is not correct the oil pump must be removed.
For this operation the engine will have to be
removed first.
Switch off the engine. Disconnect the pressure gauge. Replace the cylinder head lubrication screw. Insert a double
copper joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TOOLS
12-17 mm box spanners
Union MR 3705
12-17 mm box spanners