RE: Oil Pressure and Synthetic

[Douglas_Brashear@mail.amsinc.com]

I was using 10W-30 synthetic, which is the weird thing...why would it
happen with synthetic and not with genuine dino oil?  Maybe my engine is
just getting old...

-Doug



                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 



To:   "\"type3@vwtype3.org\" " <type3@vwtype3.org>
cc:    (bcc: Douglas Brashear/AMS/AMSINC)
Subject:  RE: Oil Pressure and Synthetic




Oil pressure is measured in the engine between the oil pump and oil cooler.
Only the oil itself is measured.  The connection at the dipstick or other
region
where there is an air interface is just to keep things from getting in and
it
would not affect the oil pressure (otherwise it would be air pressure :)

What is the viscosity range of the SynTech (it's been awhile since I've
used
it)?
   Toby Erkson
   air_cooled_nut@pobox.com  <-- Please use this address for email
   '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L
   '75 Porsche 914 1.8L, ORPCA member
   Portland, Oregon, http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/8501/

>-----Original Message-----
>Last night, after driving home seeing the oil pressure pulsing
>very faintly
>at stop lights (69 automatic, FI Squareback) I decided to
>change back to
>petroleum-based 10W-30 (rather than the SynTech I had been
>running).  This
>morning I did not see the oil pressure light again...however,
>I also did
>one other thing last night.  Would oil pressure be escaping if I didn't
>have a tight connection on the dip stick?