# Engine oil pressure at 3,000 rpm (NA8)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/engine-oil-pressure-3000rpm-na8/

Applicability: NA 1994–1997 (BP) — Other years inferred from 1994 factory evidence.

Confidence: fsm

295–392 kPa {3.0–4.0 kgf/cm², 43–56 psi} at 3,000 rpm

Always confirm against your factory manual. Match every restriction and follow all stages and procedure notes. Disputed claims must not be automatically resolved. The complete record below preserves every printed unit, source claim and procedure.

```json
{
  "id": "engine-oil-pressure-3000rpm-na8",
  "name": "Engine oil pressure at 3,000 rpm (NA8)",
  "aliases": [],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NA",
      "years": [
        1994,
        1997
      ],
      "engines": [
        "BP"
      ],
      "note": "Other years inferred from 1994 factory evidence."
    }
  ],
  "kind": "non-torque",
  "value_text": "295–392 kPa {3.0–4.0 kgf/cm², 43–56 psi} at 3,000 rpm",
  "procedure": {
    "notes": "Remove oil-pressure switch and fit pressure gauge in its installation hole. Warm engine to normal operating temperature and measure running pressure at the stated engine speed. This is a gauge inspection, not oil-pump relief-valve pressure. Upper printed psi bound is 56, not 66; visually confirmed against source."
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "fsm-1994",
      "page": "D–4 (PDF p. 127)",
      "as_printed": "Oil pressure:\n295—392 kPa {3.0—4.0 kgf/cm², 43—56 psi}–3,000 rpm",
      "verified_years": [
        1994,
        1994
      ],
      "document": {
        "id": "fsm-1994",
        "tier": 1,
        "title": "1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual",
        "covers": [
          {
            "gen": "NA",
            "years": [
              1994,
              1997
            ],
            "engines": [
              "BP"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "note": "Mazda's base manual for 1994–97; later model years got supplements, which we haven't checked yet."
      }
    }
  ],
  "jobs": [],
  "system": "lubrication",
  "component": "inventory-pass-2026-10",
  "componentName": "Service measurements and fasteners",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/engine-oil-pressure-3000rpm-na8/"
}
```