Cooling/ radiator question

[Steve Kramer]

Sorry, I mis typed the warm oil temp is at the hash mark above the 60c hash
mark.


Steve Kramer

> From: Huw Powell <human747 at attbi.com>
> Organization: HUMAN Speakers
> Reply-To: one at humanspeakers.com
> Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 18:34:54 -0500
> To: Steve Kramer <skramer at mac.com>
> Cc: v8 at audifans.com, quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: 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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