RE: was: *ENGINE CEASE UPDATE* (long) now: oil blockage?

["Dan-the-man" <danws69@earthlink.net>]

ok- I won't!
I was 'remembering' when I said I was running 5w40...I'm actually running
10w40

When I'm running down the street warm, it generally stays around 4.5~5+ bar
2k rpm = 2 bar
3k rpm = 4 bar


Dan
Tam-pa, FL
'81 Rabbit Sportruck
'87 16v Scirocco
'00 Jetta

....and I LIKE running with my lights on :p (it helps the old geezers see
me)


-----Original Message-----
From: Cheapass Ron [mailto:rapieper@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 19:13
To: danws69@earthlink.net; 'Allyn'
Cc: roc (E-mail)
Subject: Re: was: *ENGINE CEASE UPDATE* (long) now: oil blockage?



--- Dan S <danws@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> If I'm at idle, even w/o the hunting, my pressure drops to almost 0
> bars,
> then the tapping begins. Am I running too low of an oil? [5w/40w (I
> think).]

Yes, IMO your oil is too light.  These engines seem to favor heavier
oil; that's not new news.  I'd be running at least 10W30 in your area
(dino) or 10W40 (synth).

AFA near-zero OP at idle...don't worry too much about it.  I've owned
cars that bounced below 2psi @ idle w/ warm oil and they ran for ages.
Your engine's not new, after all! (is it?).  Worry more about very high
OP or low OP at running (2000+) rpm.

Just MHO.

Ron

=====
Cheapass Ron
"Victor" '87 16V Scirocco
"Teufelhasen" '93 Cabby <-For sale

If it ain't foggy, TURN OFF YOUR FOG LIGHTS.

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