Re: Questions about 86 4kcs

[Huw Powell <human@nh.ultranet.com>]

> --Oil temp guage: no matter how I drive, where I drive or how much I
> drive, the needle barely makes it past the 60c line. Does anybody know
> the normal oil temperature for my vehicle? (I use 20w50 here in San Fran)

Should be just above 100 C.  You couldn't possibly be running properly
at 60 C - is your water hot?  You need to test the meter and wiring and
sender I think.
 
> --Oil pressure guage: While operating at normal speed the needle always
> remainings well past 5 bar (the highest value on the guage). While in
> neutral and at a stop it drops down to about 3.5-3.8. Is this normal?

Yup.  I think it's weird to have a gauge that pegs at normal conditions,
but that's the way it is.

> I'm also having trouble with my oil pressure light/buzzer on dash and I
> assume there must be a correlation.

I've heard (here) that's due to a malfunctioning comparator thingie
(electronic) that interprets the low pressure sender info.  I've had
that problem on and off, hard to buy into it when the gauge reads 5 bar!

> --trunk shocks: The shocks that work the trunk are completely shot. At
> first I thought this would be an easy project but now I am beginning to
> wonder about it. What am I looking at for a pair of these shocks and is
> the replacement simple?

I forget who has them cheapest.  I paid about $40 each for a pair for my
coupe.  Installation is simple but takes a little figuring out.  There
is a tiny spring clip on each ball socket holding it in place.  Remove
the clip and the socket pops off.

> Thanks in advance for the help.

Hope I did...

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Huw Powell

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82 (+/-) Audi Coupe