[V8] Oil Pressure Gauge

[Scott Simmons]

Although it's for a different vehicle, I feel this is pretty much 
universal to all cars:

http://www.clarks-garage.com/shop-manual/lube-03.htm

~Scott Simmons

Kneale Brownson wrote:

>All my Audis peg the oil pressure gauge at max when first started cold.
>When fully warmed and idling, they all read 1.5 to 2.  Never observed at
>partial warmup.  When accelerating hard, they all peg at max again.
>Cruising is around 4. 
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>At 12:44 PM 12/20/2006 -0500, Audi Sport wrote:
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>>Since we're on this subject, what IS the oil pressure gauge supposed to be 
>>at during different operating conditions?
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>>1. When you first start the car
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>>2. Once the car is warmed up a little and the idle comes down
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>>3. Once the car is fully warmed up
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>>4. When you hit the gas (say floor it) what are you supposed to be seeing 
>>and what is it supposed to go back down to when you let the gas go?
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>>5. What if you only hit the gas about half way
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>>Thanks,
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>>Dan
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>>P.S. What oil Temperature should you be seeing once you've been driving the 
>>car for about 15 minutes or so?
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