Oil pressure probs

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

all I am saying is that if you have 20w50 in your engine and your oil
presure light come on, and you swap oil to 10w30 (thinner therefore easier
to be moved inside engine) and the light goes out, your problem is your oil
pump being close to shot. this is how I diagnosed my problem and it proved
me right. the pump bearing was dead once I took it out (1/10" movement
sideways on the shaft and grinding noise when turned with a drill)

Oil pressure sender guages the amount of oil pressure hitting it (no matter
what thickness oil is..) if 20w50 (thick) does not pressurise the oil
properly inside the engine because the pump is unable to push the oil all
the way up the head, when putting 10w30 (thin) the pump is able (easier) to
make the oil reach the top of the engine why the light would go out.

I know this is far from beign scientific, but I know I am right, I have
tested numerous oil pumps this way and they have always proved me correct in
my thinking and in the need of replacing the pump (versus  a faulty sender)

once I replaced the pump and put 20w50 back in the car the oil did 5 secs on
oil change and never came back on.

I am not being smuge about this, just stating what my experience is.


ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net


=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
=>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Euroroc II
=>Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 1:06 PM
=>To: ATS - Patrick Bureau; John Lagnese; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
=>Subject: RE: Oil pressure probs
=>
=>
=>Strange logic...  Usually if you have low pressure problems you
=>run heavier
=>oil not lighter.
=>
=>My take is thinner oil makes lower pressure in worn pump...
=>
=>Anyone want to back me up on this?
=>
=>-Raffi
=>
=>At 05:17 AM 3/10/2003 -0600, ATS - Patrick Bureau wrote:
=>>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
=>>=>>=>
=>>=>>=>
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