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Date:         Thu, 26 Jun 1997 13:59:03 +0000
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From:         "Karl Bloss" <blosskf@ttown.apci.com>
Subject:      steady oil light revisited

I still haven't changed the oil to 20W50 or put on an OEM filter (soon though), but I've been searching the archives. From a summary of how the oil pressure system works:

http://www.med.umn.edu:8853/cgi-bin/msg?m=msg02115&a=/v96/vanagon.96. 01

it says:

"There does not appear to be a condition in a normally operating monitoring system when the light should be on steady."

That's exactly what mine does. Comes one steady (not flashing) and no buzzer under 2000 RPM, meaning it's the .3bar sensor. According to Ron Salmon, there were 2 specs on sending units, but of course, I'm not sure which one I have.

So I've been pestering individuals about how to install a real pressure gauge. :-)

We'll see how it goes after the oil/filter change. In the meantime, I'll start saving for a rebuild, just in case. :-o

-Karl Karl F. Bloss - blosskf@ttown.apci.com '87 Vanagon GL "Beverley" http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/


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