Date:         Wed, 3 Jun 1998 02:47:07 EDT
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From:         Michael Modl <Modl6971@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: low oil pressure on 89
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In a message dated 98-06-01 11:56:01 EDT, mschrope@VIMS.EDU writes:

<< my pressure is usually about 40 at 4000 rpm which I attribute to it being
 farther downstream, but I could be mistaken on this point.  I know Bentley
 says 29 at 2000.  I have not measured it at the other spot.

 I have put about 3000 miles on the van in the last 3 weeks and up until
 yesterday I always had the 40 @ 4000 reading.

 When I was getting the lower pressure reading yesterday, my coolant temp.
 needle was reading just a bit above the light on the gauge.  Normally it's
 on the light towards the top, but it was hot out and the AC was running on
 fan 3 full snowflake so I didn't think much of it.

 I anybody has any suggestions or similar experiences I would greatly
 appreciate your input.  Thanks.

 Mark Schrope
 '89 Wolfsburg >>

 From you exact discription, what you are experiencing is normal. Even though
your oil pressure dropped down a little, ( heat, length of driving, type of
oil, consumers and RPM ) 30 lbs of pressure above 2000 RPM (2.2 bars of oil
pressure) is great. You have nothing to worry about, currently.
 Michael M.87 syncro.