Oil pressure meter

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In a message dated 2/25/2004 9:00:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
scas660@netzero.com writes:

    I have a 1986 16v and the oil pressure dial in the center console must 
not be hooked up     properly because as soon as I start the car, the needle 
slams all the way to the end. I         followed the wire attached to the dial 
which was hooked into the fuse box but it was not     associated with anything 
related to oil pressure. I'd like to simply run a wire directly off         the 
engine. Can someone tell me where on the engine the hook-up might be.>>>>


I am assuming you are talking about the stock gauge in the center console 
just next to the ashtray.  Thats not an oil pressure gauge that's an oil temp 
gauge that shows the temp in degrees celcius.  I belive it takes the temperature 
from a probe located under the distributer in the cylinder head.


If however you are talking about an aftermarket pressure gauge, you would tap 
the pressure off of one of the oil pressure senders, located on top of the 
oil cooler where the oil filter is.
Brian 86 16v
98 Jetta GLX Vr6