Re: oil light and q's on oil pressure

["VW FREAK" <farmracer@mindspring.com>]

I am in NC and use 20w50 year round with no problems at all. I recommend it.
Ken N.
1986 Jetta GLI 8V == PARTING OUT
1988 Jetta GLS 8V == Alive and Driving!
1989 Jetta Carat 8V == Low and Fast
1985 Scirocco Wolfsburg 8V== Red 
1985 Mercury Capri 5.8L==SOLD
http://www.mindspring.com/~farmracer/slidehawk.htm
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jorel" <jorel140@yahoo.com>
To: "VW FREAK" <farmracer@mindspring.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 12:15 AM
Subject: Re: oil light and q's on oil pressure


> 
> --- VW FREAK <farmracer@mindspring.com> wrote:
> > what weight oil are you using? the oil light in my
> > jetta would come on, and
> > I found out that the prev. owner ran 10w30 in it. I
> > switched to 20w50 and
> > never had another problem. also could be the little
> > circuit board in the
> > speedo getting funky- my rocco does this from time
> > to time- turn it off and
> > recrank it and it is fine.
> > Ken N.
> > 1986 Jetta GLI 8V == PARTING OUT
> > 1988 Jetta GLS 8V == Alive and Driving!
> > 1989 Jetta Carat 8V == Low and Fast
> > 1985 Scirocco Wolfsburg 8V== Red
> > 1985 Mercury Capri 5.8L==SOLD
> > http://www.mindspring.com/~farmracer/slidehawk.htm
> > 
> The oil sending unit has been replaced down near the
> filter. The buzzer isn't going off anymore. Your point
> about oil weight is a good one.  Right now it is
> running 5w-30. The oil pressure was tested and found 
> to be 13 psi at idle and 32 psi at 2000 rpms. I'm not
> sure, but maybe it should be a little higher than
> this? Isn't 40 psi the norm? I was going to switch to 
> 10w-30. Seems that might make the difference? Somebody
> told me to use the same wt. oil your using today...but
> not in the winter.
> 
> Jorel Jackson
> 
> 87 16v
> 85 8v
> 
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