Date:         Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:42:09 -0500
Reply-To:     Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
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From:         Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: 1.9 oil light/preassure issue
Comments: To: Doug <shirewood@WILDBLUE.NET>
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On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:22:35 -0800, "Doug" <shirewood@WILDBLUE.NET> said:

> My "84 van has been a trooper this winter up here north of Spokane
> Washington, and an interesting one we have had.  But,  my oil light has
> been coming on after the van has gone 10 miles or more when I stop and it
> idles.  I changed oil to 20-50 with little change.  The engine has many
> miles but seems tight and uses very little oil.
> Any ideas?  How serious is it for the light to come on for a 2 minute
> idle at a stop light?

The best thing to do would be get a pressure gauge hooked up and find out what the pressure really is.  That will tell you if you've got a pressure problem or just a sensor problem.  You could also just swap out the sender and see if the problem goes away, that would then tend to eliminate the sender as the problem.  Idle oil pressure on the boxer is pretty low, as I recall the sender switch point is 0.3 bar.

Allan
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1991 Vanagon GL