Oil pressure probs

[jlagnese@massed.net (John Lagnese)]

She is using 10-40. I did ask her to look at the oil sender to see if its
leaking. she is in Eastern Ma to give you a temperature range.
----- Original Message -----
From: "ATS - Patrick Bureau" <txrocco@sbcglobal.net>
To: "John Lagnese" <jlagnese@massed.net>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 1:08 PM
Subject: RE: Oil pressure probs


> depends on the temperature outside and what oil he is using, I had this
> issue when running 20w50, but dropped it at 10w30 and it went away, but it
> was summer time, and this indicated the need for a new oil pump, did the
> swap for a new one, and 20w50 in the engine and it all go away. now I am
> unsure what oil for summer time the OEM specs call for on a Jetta... but
the
> diagnosic of it remains the same... could be as simple as a bad contact on
> the oil pressure sender too.
>
>
> ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net
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>
> =>-----Original Message-----
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> =>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of John Lagnese
> =>Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 11:58 AM
> =>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> =>Subject: Oil pressure probs
> =>
> =>
> =>Hi,
> =>One of my teaching colleague's Jetta III 8V is having an oil
> =>pressure prob.
> =>After 1/2 hour on highway there is a few seconds to 20 seconds of oil
> =>pressure light. Oil level is ok. Car is just under 100K.
> =>John
> =>
> =>
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