RE: 89 200TQ Oil Guage

["Dan Sinclair" <sinclair@prospro.com>]

I'd be inclined to agree with the 'debris' theory.  Some particulate or
sludge in the lines or oil screen etc.  I may be way off base, but you might
try a commercial engine flush (Gunk Motor Flush etc.) and see if that helps.

I've heard of similar problems arising from the use of particulate type
engine treatments - those containing particles of Teflon and or copper etc.
Has anyone else heard this, or have any opinion on such additives and/or
cleaners?

Dan Sinclair
'88 Audi 90

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net
[mailto:owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net]On Behalf Of tm2@earthlink.net
Sent: Monday, January 11, 1999 7:52 PM
To: P-O Selander (EUS)
Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
Subject: Re: 89 200TQ Oil Guage


P-O Selander (EUS) wrote:
>
> Don't worry, unfortunately. My oil pressure (89 100) sits at just over 2
Bar
> at idle. When running it's in between 4.5 Bar and all the way out to the
> right. Sender and meter are of course not calibrated as a multimeter... It
> would be great if we could trust the readings to be accurate. I would say
> that all meters in a car should be used more as "indicators" and not
> instruments providing 100% "true" values.
>
> P-O Selander
> Bellevue, WA

P-0

That's how my 200TQ oil gauge has been reading, like yours.  At idle it
sits at 2 bars. It goes up to 5 bars when you are at a higher RPM.  The
other day I drove the car to work and oil gauge was normal, Idle at 2
bars.  When I drove it 2 hrs later, 1 block from the office I noticed
the Oil Can lite started Blinking then went out.  The oil guage was
sitting at close to five bars at idle.  If you read the owners manual it
insinuates that the lite react to the gauge in some way.  This morning
the guage was nornal when I started it up.  The would be a good weekend
project if I was in the southern states but here in the Seattle area it
is in the rainy session.  Have my 5000SW in the garage so I'll have to
woek on it outside.

Pat Korach
Kirkland, WA