That does seem rather odd. My analog gauge shows the cold oil pressure to jump up almost immediately to 60 psi or so. It starts to drop down and be more of a function of engine RPM as the engine warms up. Another filter and oil change is certainly a cheap and easy way to check. I've only used Ron's Mahle filters and use 20W50. Regards, -Karl > I've noticed that my oil pressure seems to come up much more slowly > since my last oil change. On a cold start, the pressure will stay at 0 > for about 5 - 8 seconds before rising slowly to its normal level. The > oil pressure warning light blinks during this time. I suspect I may have > installed a defective oil filter (it was a Mahle). Aren't Vanagon > filters designed with a valve that keeps oil from draining out of the > filter for the purpose of getting the oil pressure up quickly?
__________________________________ Karl & Kristina Bloss - bloss@enter.net Trexlertown, PA - '87 Vanagon Weekender "Beverley" http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw |
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