Another Oil Pressure Problem

[pbureau@attbi.com (pbureau@attbi.com)]

cghangiong an oil pump is simple as 
1) drop oil pan
2) remove 2 bolts and change pump
3) put oil pan back in.

its actually harder to change the thermostat on my car
than changing the oil pump.. go figure. ( I have PS.)
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ATS - Patrick Bureau
1985 8v Euro GTX 3A/JH Project
(show car)
1985 8v Euro GT Project (Daily Drive)
http://www.longcoeur.com/scirocco/
http://www.texassciroccoteam.org/
> Hi all,
> 
> 	Had something weird happen with the '86 16v this weekend.  I was sitting 
> in
> stop and go traffic and noticed the oil temp was up to about 120 - 125
> (usually sits just under 110) and the oil pressure, according to the 5 bar
> electrical gauge was reading about .3 bar (usually reads about .7 bar).
> Water temp was just where it was supposed to be.  I hit some open road and
> the oil temp dropped to about 118, but that was still high.  I'm running
> 20w-50 dino oil and a stock oil filter from Potterman, BTW.  This weekend,
> I'm going to slap on a mechanical oil pressure gauge to make sure it's not a
> faulty sender/gauge, but I'm not hopeful.  What are the odds that the
> pressure and temp gauges started to die at the same time?  So, I'm thinking
> oil pump, but am listened closely to the Rick's comments earlier this week
> on sloppy bearings (rod bearings, right?) and oil squirter.  I'm a newbie to
> an engine's bottom end, so is there anything else I should be looking at?
> Can the oil pump, bearings and or oil squirter be dealt with while the
> engine is in the car?  Any BTDTs that people want to share?  Thanks in
> advance.
> 
> - Brad
> '86.5 Volkswagen Scirocco 16v
> '76 International Scout II
> 
> 
> 
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