Oil pressure probs

[txrocco@sbcglobal.net (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

no it make perfect sense, it is more difficult for the oil pump to shuffle
20w50 than 10w30, thus the oil pressure dropping and the sender turning on.

ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net


=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: Euroroc II [mailto:flaatr@yahoo.com]
=>Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 3:53 AM
=>To: ATS - Patrick Bureau; John Lagnese; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
=>Subject: RE: Oil pressure probs
=>
=>
=>That doesn't make a lot of sense, 10w30 is thinner than 20w50... isn't it?
=>
=>-Raffi
=>
=>At 12:08 PM 3/9/2003 -0600, ATS - Patrick Bureau wrote:
=>>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
=>>=>
=>>=>
=>>=>_______________________________________________
=>>=>Scirocco-l mailing list
=>>=>Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
=>>=>http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
=>>
=>>
=>>_______________________________________________
=>>Scirocco-l mailing list
=>>Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
=>>http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l