[V8] Oil Pressure Gauge

[Ingo Rautenberg]

ALL the time?  Or just after you start it?  If it's the former, then I
suspect an electrical short or defective sending unit.  If it's the latter,
then maybe you're oil viscosity is too high for the climate?  Mine (Mobil 1
10w-30) in this 40 degree F weather starts at 5 bar and then goes down to ~2
bar at idle after engine is warmed up.

Ingo

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "S_Matus" <scott_matus at yahoo.com>
To: "V8" <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 10:13 AM
Subject: [V8] Oil Pressure Gauge


> Scott -
>
> I have the opposite problem.  My Oil Pressure gauge is pegged fully right
all the time.
>
> Dows anyone have a solution foe these Oil Pressure Gauge issues?
>
> Scott.
> 4 Audis too many?
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:49:47 -0600
> From: Scott Simmons <indischrot at gmail.com>
> Subject: [V8] Oil Pressure Gauge
> To: V8 Audi Fans <v8 at audifans.com>
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> Hey listers,
>
>     With the ignition on, engine off, the oil pressure gauge will sit
> at
> 0.5 bar, even if the car's been sitting all night.  I know it the
> gauges
> should all tick up a bit w/ ignition on, but that much?  Makes me worry
> that, while the engine is running, the gauge is always reading half a
> bar high.
>
> Any BTDTs?
>
> ~Scott Simmons
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