[V8] Re: Cooling/ radiator question

[Ed Kellock]

I believe gauge anomolies are not foreign to V8's.  I've had my instrument
cluster out and treated all connectors with DeOxit.  Seems to have cured
some glitchy things.  

Good catch Huw.  I was focused only on the water temp which I thought was
unusual since I believe few V8's seem to ever "warm up".  At least mine
never has.  But the oil temp being out of synch with the water temp escaped
me.  Mine are usually in synch and both on the cool side.

Ed
Colorado Springs

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Huw Powell [SMTP:human747 at attbi.com]
> Sent:	Friday, March 15, 2002 4:35 PM
> To:	Steve Kramer
> Cc:	v8 at audifans.com; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject:	[V8] Re: Cooling/ radiator question
> 
> 
> 
> > Car runs good. I drive on the highway to get to work. It takes me about
> 30 minutes
> > 
> > As temperature increases - oil starts to thin down.  I find that when I
> get
> > to work my oil pressure/ bar gauge is around 1  Oil temp is at 60 and
> > coolant temp is just above middle line at idle.  This is all happening
> on a
> > 50 degree day.
> 
> Oil temp of 60 is way too low for a warmed up engine - it should get at
> least slightly over 100 (C).  Also, oil pressure of 1 bar should
> activate the oil pressure warning circuit, I think, and perhaps even
> shut the engine down.
> 
> At warm idle, the oil pressure will be a lot lower than at revs - 1 to 2
> bar isn't that odd.  But I don't know the V8, either.
> 
> My theory (and it's mine, all mine) is that perhaps your gauges are not
> getting a good power or ground and are reading wrong.
> 
> > 
> > A typical day I am driving this car at 80mph on the highway for 20 of
> the 30
> > minutes.  Driving at 80 the bar pressure is at 5 and the coolant temp is
> at
> > the middle line.
> 
> so obviously your oil pressure gauge *does* work.
> 
> -- 
> Huw Powell
> 
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