oil gagues

[Peter Guthrie]

FBFISH at aol.com wrote:
> Theron- When I first got my V8 I noticed the gauge always seemed pegged at
> the high end I still ahd some warranty time on it and took it to the dealer.
> he found a TSB which added a resistor to the circuit and fixed the problem.
> Now my gauge (125K miles) still shows 5 bar (14.7x5=73.5 psi) when above idle
> and hot. 

If you understand how these gauges work you realise what a hack this has
the potential to be. With the right resistor you can make a voltmeter based
gauge read nominally whatever you like.

OTOH maybe some escaped from the factory with incorrect internal resistance 
which the TSB fixed.

Peter
95 A4Q