Re: Oil pressure questions

[JShadzi@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/11/99 8:47:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
audi@mediaone.net writes:

<< that would be fine and dandy except both my 5 cyl coupes peg the oil
 pressure gauge any time they are off-idle.  Of course, they are probably
 just barely off scale - but that figure is determined by the pressure
 bypass thing in the oil pump, which is set at 75 PSI I think - ie about
 5 bar.  So a car that consistently reads 4.5 bar (with correct
 sender/gauge combo) may have somethine weird going on there.  Of course
 a power/ground issue at that gauge would also get you a lower reading.
  >>

    My Coupe GT always pegged the guage also, unless the oil was low...
Javad