Picked up a 1982 W123 240D. From what I can tell, a rare survivor as it has no rust from what I can tell and having crawled all over it. I'm the 3rd owner and only 131K on the clock. Traced the titles back, owner to owner, as there was a copy of each prior title from the PO, e.g., first owner title, 2nd title in 2004. I have no reason to disbelieve the prior owner who said the car stayed in storage since 2004. Plus, all the rubber up front (suspension) appears new, or at least minty and it's MB parts. Other stuff not so minty.

Here's my question:

Oil pressure gauge immediately shoots up to 3 BAR when the engine is started (it pegs out on the gauge). HOWEVER, after driving it around for a while, it still stays at 3 BAR (pegged out). My prior MBs would hover slightly above 2 BAR after warming up.

Is this a good thing or bad thing for it to say at 3 BAR no matter what? Just find it odd