Oil pressure problems

[julie at menloparkrandd.com (julie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)]

Soorryyy folks, I should have specified. Its on the 8V.
The engine doe not "clack" when it goes low. If it can go that low then its ok....
Thanks all!

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Nate Mellom [mailto:doubt@xxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 10:30 PM
>To: julie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, 'Scirocco list'
>Subject: Re: Oil pressure problems
>
>Julie,
>In my '81 (8v), the pressure usually drops to around .5 bar when warm, 
>and about 1 bar in my 16v. I have the sender in the head on my Mk1, on 
>top of the filter housing on my 16v, so that might explain the 
>difference. I'd think as long as you have good pressure off idle, and 
>no odd noises, I wouldn't worry about it. Is this a new issue, or has 
>it been happening? Have you checked the Bentley for oil pressure specs? 
> Do you trust your oil pressure guage/sender? Try relocating the 
>sender to another location, see if anything changes.
>
>My Mk1 runs about 80-90*c, the 16v is usually just over 100*c for oil 
>temps (I've heard oil temps should be just over boiling point to boil 
>off any water that might be in the oil).
>Nate
>
>
>julie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> When cold it is a normal pressure, dropping when warm.
>> Oil pressure at idle is very low, but reving up it increases normally. 
>> 
>> So.... Clogged filter? Dying oil pump or clogged pump?
>> 
>> What to check for guys......
>> 
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