[s-cars] Normal Oil Pressure?

[Bob Rossato]

In my experience, VW/Audi engines always run high oil pressure.  My VR6
Corrado came with a 10 Bar gauge and it will indicate around 2 Bar at idle
and 8 Bar at 3k rpm and above (In winter it will even hit just under 10 Bar
when the engine is cold).  This was the same with my '81 Scirocco with a
1.7L 4cyl, and my friends Audi Coupe with a 5 cyl 10V engine.  Since my car
is a '95, I don't have a gauge at all, but I would imagine the 20V motors
are probably similar.  I probably have some 10 Bar gauges and senders lying
around somewhere.  I should hook one up temporarily and see what the real
pressures are.

I always thought it was pretty silly that Audi always specs only a 5 Bar
gauge given that normal engine pressures are typically above that.  The
gauge becomes essentially digital in that you either have oil pressure or
you don't.  Though I suppose that as long as you have greater than 5 Bar of
pressure who cares, but it would be nice to see if it's trending downwards
before it gets below 5 Bar

Bob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Calvin & Diana Craig
> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 10:49 PM
> To: Scott Munger; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Normal Oil Pressure?
>
>
> Scott,
>
> These gauges (really I believe it's the sending units) are not the best in
> the world.  I know mine in my S4 is high as it never gets below 5 Bar at
> 2500 rpm or above, there are some others on here that have had
> their gauges
> register at about 0.5 Bar with the engine not even turning, etc.
> If you are
> just curious I would say normal is around 4 BAR above 3k rpms and
> about 1.8
> to 2.0 BAR at idle.  If you think you may have a problem I strongly
> recommend checking with a mechanical gauge.
>
> --Calvin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Scott Munger
> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 6:58 PM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] Normal Oil Pressure?
>
>
> Hey guys,
>
> Forgive me if this is a stupid question... I RTFM and
> it said anything below 1.8 bar should be of concern
> but no max or normal... what do you see at idle versus
> throttle?
>
> --Scott
>
>
>
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