Another Oil Pressure Problem

[ralexander03@snet.net (Rick Alexander)]

What Patrick and Ron said. If this engine is running on it's original build
then the squirters will not be an issue. They only would come under scrutiny
if they had been removed for block cleaning. If it's the bearings it most
likely will not be sudden like you have described. So that leaves me
thinking it's the gauges or the pump. Have you changed anything electrically
that would make the gauges act differently such as improving the grounds or
changing the alternator?

Rick Alexander
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad Sterling" <bgsterling@earthlink.net>
To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 11:54 AM
Subject: Another Oil Pressure Problem


> 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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