[Vwdiesel] Electric oil press gauge & wet floors

LBaird119 at aol.com LBaird119 at aol.com
Tue May 25 08:17:23 PDT 2010


In a message dated 5/25/2010 5:58:06 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
dieselwesty at yahoo.com writes:

> No 1.6 or 1.9 IDI diesel can make more then 70lbs psi oil pressure.  That 
> is what many people said to me when I said I was seeing 130PSI at startup 
> and 45-50 running down the road when hot.  No I see why.
> 

  Just the 1.5 that can?  :-D
  I believe the mechanical gauge I had was 120 psi.  Pegged it every 
cold start and would only back off the peg at warm idle.  I removed 
it rather than risk bursting a hose.
    Loren


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