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Re: [T3] oil pressure


On 16 Apr 99, at 22:25, oligeo wrote:

> I've asked  oil pressure questions before, but the situation has changed a
> bit.  When my car gets fully warm the oil light would come on in drive with
> the brake on.  Now under the same circumstances it will come on in neutral.
> The compression checks out about 110 psi engine warm (not hot).  The
> pressure relief is not stuck.  Oil pump? Is there any problem running 40
> wt.?

You don't say, but I suspect that your observations are at idle. In 
this case, this is pretty normal. There is no big advantage to 
running anything heavier than SAE 40 oil, but these days modern SAE 
10W-40 is fine. You don't want to run anything less than SAE 30 or 
SAE 10W-30 in warm weather.

Jim
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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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