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Date:         Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:12:21 EDT
Reply-To:     RAlanen@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Oil Pressure Sensor/Pump?
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In a message dated 09/09/2009 12:03:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

Oil pressure is due to the crank and cam bearing clearances. Oil pumps produce volume not pressure !

>>>>>Sunshine, I would look to other causes before the oil pump. Numbers of others have now told me that they rarely fail. More likely, if you indeed do have low oil pressure (try to find every reason that you might be getting the signal despite adequate oil pressure first), its unlikely to be due to the pump -- but rather something more serious, internal to the engine. Almost as good a temporary patch on that as a new pump is heavier oil, at least while the weather is warm. Single weight oil holds its viscosity better than does multi-vis, too. If your vehicle is running hotter than it should, multi-vis oil may be thinning too much as the engine reaches the higher temperature.<<<<<<<<

Cheers,

Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_ (http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm) ) _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://frankcondelli.com/busindex.html) - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ (http://frankcondelli.com/exhaust.htm) _BusFusion_ (http://www.busfusion.com/) a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 11 ~ 14, 2009


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