Date:         Thu, 23 May 2002 09:57:32 -0400
Reply-To:     "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
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From:         "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Organization: Bulley-Hewlett
Subject:      Re: Oil Pressure
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Typical VW.

Change to Mann filters if it really bugs you, that may help. If you get
a gauge, you'll see it really is not an issue, the sensor is just too
sensitive. Lot of previous hand wringing on this list because of this,
even though the owner's manual (for YEARS) told owners to anticipate
this; its normal.

You may check that you have the right oil pressure sender, there are a
myriad of them, all fit the same hole, and look identical, save the
color which corresponds to their measuring value (brown, black, white,
blue, purple polka dots, green plaid, etc.)

Pax--

G. Matthew Bulley
Mount Olive, NC


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of Shane Eddy
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 9:22 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Oil Pressure

I just purchased a 91 Carat.  On my drive home (bought it in Connecticut
drove it

home to VA) as I was pulling off the exit ramp to take a pit stop, I had
the
unnerving experience of having the oil light and warning buzzer going
off.  I
pulled into the gas station, called the guy I bought it from, and he
said.  Oh
yeah, after driving on the highway for a while this happens.  No big
deal... all
older VW's do that... blah, blah...  Is this true?  Anybody know what's
actually
causing this to happen?

Shane

91 Carat

Samuel Scott wrote:

> In my experience, THICK has always solved the problem.  High-speed
driving
> has often led to oil warning buzzer and light going off as I'm
returning to
> idle on exit ramp.  Switching to 20W 50 solved the problem.  Oddly,
though, I
> found that topping off the AMOUNT of oil tended to cause the problem
to
> re-occur.  (Anybody got an answer on that??)
>
> So my solution has been to use 20/50, year round, and not to worry
about
> being half a quart shy.
>
> Sam
>
> '89 Carat
> '91 Carat