Metric 200 Pump Pressure

DBi Racing · 05-07-2016, 08:36 AM

I'm getting around 200 psi at idle in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gear and the pressure goes up to 250 off idle. Is that too high?

I had a converter give up on me last fall and I'm trying to figure if it was too much line pressure, or the 1000+ runs that were on the converter?

Bill Lent
O/SA 3158

ss3011 · 05-07-2016, 10:22 AM

Converter pressure is about 1/2 of line pressure . If the converter failed because it ballooned, then usually you will see damage on the crank thrust bearing . If the converter has ballooning plates, and is furnace brazed, it should be able to handle over 150 psi @ 7000 rpm .

05-07-2016, 08:36 AM	#1
DBi Racing Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 23 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Metric 200 Pump Pressure I'm getting around 200 psi at idle in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gear and the pressure goes up to 250 off idle. Is that too high? I had a converter give up on me last fall and I'm trying to figure if it was too much line pressure, or the 1000+ runs that were on the converter? Bill Lent O/SA 3158

05-07-2016, 10:22 AM	#2
ss3011 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Southeast Michigan Posts: 891 Likes: 64 Liked 227 Times in 106 Posts	Re: Metric 200 Pump Pressure Converter pressure is about 1/2 of line pressure . If the converter failed because it ballooned, then usually you will see damage on the crank thrust bearing . If the converter has ballooning plates, and is furnace brazed, it should be able to handle over 150 psi @ 7000 rpm .