Decision time

[LL - NY]

If your oil consumption (or leak rate) was 1 qt/1500 miles (which, as I
recall VAG would consider acceptable) then in 4500 miles, your sump would've
been essentially dry.

The problem with the high speed low pressure switch is by the time the pump
isn't sucking enough oil to generate enough pressure to support the
bearings, the time you have for shut down is probably like 1 second anyway,
so a warning (although it should have at least told you you were toast
anyway) wouldn't have helped much anyway.

LL - NY

On 1/9/09, Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:


As for the oil, I've been commuting 1400 mi/week. Let's say that
> over the holidays I missed checking it for 3 weeks (I had meant to
> change the oil at 130K; but I was too dang busy).
>
> Is 4500 miles enough to use 3 qts (which is what it was down)?
> Maybe.
>
> Should that have killed the engine without a least a low-oil
> pressure warning?
> Not in my book.
>
> I can't imagine what it would take to trigger the low oil pressure
> light.
>
>
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> '91 200 20V Avant #3
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