Re: 16V oil pressure problem

["David Guido" <guido_david@hotmail.com>]

I view the oil pump like the heart of a human being. Like the heart, the oil 
pump may not have any symptoms at rest, but once you start increasing 
oxygen, oops, I mean oil demand, then the parts aren't getting what they 
need during increased activity because flow is affected. Your gauge isn't 
tied to activity (rpm's), so I'm not sure my analogy applies to the 
phenomenon with the gauge, but I imagine at higher RPM's the the pressure 
could "fall-off" and give the waring just the same due to a faulty pump, 
since it can't keep up with demand.
I'm a health practioner not a mechanic! - can somebody help me out here?

Guido


>From: scirocco@mac.com
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: 16V oil pressure problem
>Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 12:47:59 -0400
>
>I am new to this list and have a problem I hope someone can help me with.
>
>I have a 1988 Scirocco 16V I've had since new (250K miles!).
>Recently I noticed that the oil pressure sensor was going off when
>the car was under load if the RPM's fell below 2K.  It will not come
>on if the car is idling or if under load and less than 2K rpm.  I
>replaced both the high and low pressure sensors with new, factory
>parts and there is no difference.  It seems that if it needed
>bearings and/or an oil pump, that it would do this at idle or under
>load at low engine speeds.  Any comments or suggestions would be
>appreciated.
>
>Thanks
>
>Alex
>
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