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The gauges are electric. and I don't have an oil warning light on the dash. I'm assuming then; at cold start because the oil is very thick it is taking some time to move from the sump and register a pressure and at warm oil temperature the oil is thin enough to be sucked out of the sump quicker and ...

Yes it is serpentine set up. Not sure about oil pressure switch? please explain (I'm a bit of a mech numptie ...and totally new to V8's )

Hi all. Just got a 2002 westfield with a 4 litre GEMS engine. It's my 1st V8 so I'm slowly getting used to all the characteristics (always had 4 pot westfields before) of the V8's. I've got used to that fact I should only expect 3 bar as a maximum oil pressure (which I get without fail) but it's the...

I've just got myself a Westfield with a 4.0 GEMS engine.
Does this engine have to have a priming procedure done after oil changes?