Oil pressure probs

[flaatr@yahoo.com (Euroroc II)]

10w40 is a good choice... that should not be a problem. It's hard to say if 
it is a oil temp problem causing low pressure condition or a pump problem. 
I assume that it is stock and does not have these gauges. I would recommend 
she take it in and have this checked before something serious happens.

-Raffi

At 03:10 PM 3/9/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>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
> >
> >
> > =>-----Original Message-----
> > =>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> > =>[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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