Hello, I hope someone can lend a hand, I/we are baffled: I just got my van back from it's conversion to a GTI 8v at 50 degrees, and am generally pleased, but it has a more than annoying problem in that every other start, it won't build up oil pressure! If I rev it to 3500, it gets the idea, and oil pressure comes back, but at idle it just sits and flashes..... this motor can't last long at this rate. Mechanic put in a new oil pump and camshaft (probably siezed from no oil pressure). He doesn't know what to do either... there appears to be no reason for this to happen 2/3 times a day. I don't know what to do now: please help! Thanks for any clues, it's much appreciated. Dominic Fraser > |
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