[Vwdiesel] Oil Pressure gauges

[TexasTDI]

20w-50 is VERY thick.  No wonder you see such high oil pressures.

Christopher Thornton
1991 VW Jetta 2 Door 1.6 Diesel - 240k miles
2000 VW Golf 1.9 TDI (turbo diesel) - 90k miles
AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
http://www.amsoil.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <boyer at cts.com>
To: "Derek" <weasel1 at sympatico.ca>; <vwdiesel at audifans.com>;
<vwdiesel-bounces at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Oil Pressure gauges


> I run a 150psi vdo gauge (electric-dual sender) in my '83 GTI.  I
> have seen over 100psi on cold start days (50's) with 20w-50 Valvoline.
> Maybe the later (hydraulic head) models flow more oil at a lower
> pressure.   My GTI has >250k miles on it...and it still hits
> over 100psi.
>
> The electric gauge only swings the needle 90, maybe 120 degrees.  The
> mechanical guages generally run a much larger sweep....about 260 deg.
> I think Autometer makes an electric wide sweep gauge.  Were I to do
> it again, I'd run a separate switch to activate a light or buzzer,
> and install a mechanical gauge with the big sweep.  Rotate the gauge
> so the needle points up when it's at running pressure.
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris Boyer