low oil pressure?

[jlagnese at massed.net (John Lagnese)]

It does sound like a lifter. Run the cleaner. If no improvement, it may
just be a tired lifter.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Don Walter [mailto:dswalterwi@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 3:22 PM
To: John S. Lagnese; sciroccojunky@gmail.com
Cc: Ben Walter; Scirocco List
Subject: Re: low oil pressure?

 

The engine was just put in.  It has been on an engine stand for about 1
year.  The oil is fresh (new) and we have only drove it about 20 miles
after we had it running previously.   It took about 20 minutes for the
lifters to quite down when we first fired it up but that it normal as
the lifters have to pressurize themselves or what ever the heck they do.
Personnally I think that it is just the lifters and not a pressure
problem but we will verify that with a gauge this weekend.  We will also
get some cleaner as suggested by Dan. 

On 2/15/07, John S. Lagnese <jlagnese@massed.net> wrote: 

Have you been running it regularly?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Walter" < <mailto:toofast4you89@gmail.com>
toofast4you89@gmail.com>
To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 9:37 PM
Subject: low oil pressure?


> hello everyone,
>
>  to my horror i report a constant lifter "tick" noise upon start up of
> car,
> for about 5-10 minutes.  this weekend i plan to hook up a pressure
gauge
> to
> test my fears.  any thoughts before i order a new pump?
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1984 8V Audi 4000s (RIP 2/14/2006)
1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
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1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (Ben's Car)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
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