[V8] Oil Pressure Gauge

[Audi Sport]

Thank you!
 
Dan



> Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 17:43:52 -0500> To: audisport44 at hotmail.com; v8 at audifans.com> From: kneale at coslink.net> Subject: Re: [V8] Oil Pressure Gauge> > 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. > > > > At 12:44 PM 12/20/2006 -0500, Audi Sport wrote:> >Since we're on this subject, what IS the oil pressure gauge supposed to be > >at during different operating conditions?> > > >1. When you first start the car> > > >2. Once the car is warmed up a little and the idle comes down> > > >3. Once the car is fully warmed up> > > >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?> > > >5. What if you only hit the gas about half way> > > >Thanks,> > > >Dan> > > >P.S. What oil Temperature should you be seeing once you've been driving the > >car for about 15 minutes or so?> >> >> >> >> From: i.rautenberg at waratap.com> To: scott_matus at yahoo.com; > >v8 at audifans.com> Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:07:39 -0500> Subject: Re: [V8] > >Oil Pressure Gauge> > 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?> >> >> > ----------- Message -----------> >> > > >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>> > Message-ID: <4588425B.7090000 at gmail.com>> > > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed> >> > 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> > > >__________________________________________________> > Do You Yahoo!?> > > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around> > > >http://mail.yahoo.com> > _______________________________________________> > > >Audifans V8 mailing list> > Send posts to: mailto:V8 at audifans.com> > Manage > >your list connection: http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/v8> > Have an > >Audi V8 question? Check the Audifans Knowledgebase!> > > >http://www.audifans.com/twiki/bin/view/Audi/V8> > Have a V8 answer? ... > >Please help others by adding to the KB ... all> contributions welcome!> >> > > >_______________________________________________> Audifans V8 mailing list> > >Send posts to: mailto:V8 at audifans.com> Manage your list connection: > >http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/v8> Have an Audi V8 question? Check > >the Audifans Knowledgebase!> http://www.audifans.com/twiki/bin/view/Audi/V8> > >Have a V8 answer? ... Please help others by adding to the KB ... all > >contributions welcome!> >_______________________________________________> >Audifans V8 mailing list> >Send posts to: mailto:V8 at audifans.com> >Manage your list connection: http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/v8> >Have an Audi V8 question? Check the Audifans Knowledgebase!> >http://www.audifans.com/twiki/bin/view/Audi/V8> >Have a V8 answer? ... Please help others by adding to the KB ... all > >contributions welcome!>