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Or you have your car idleing at to low of a RPM and your oil level is low.... Ya ever have your VW a quart low and go around a turn and the Oil light comes on? HEHEHE My last VW used to use oil like crazy!!! hehehe On Wed, 24 Nov 1999 08:13:54 +0100 "Sandin, Karl-Olov" <Karl-Olov.Sandin@MoDoSkog.MoDoGroup.com> writes: > Stepping up from 10W30 to , say, 20W50 or even 20W60 (rare) should > "close" > the gap in your bearings at idle = low oil pressure. > > By the way, have you checked the oil pressure relief valve so it > isn't stuck > or leaking? > Or have you tried replace the oil pressure switch with a new switch > or a > pressure meter, to determine if the pressure actually IS low at > idle? > > /Karl-Olov Sandin, 73 square FI, Sweden > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > >From Chris Swaffford S.W. Cincinnati Ohio http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/garage/4265/ 73' Yellow Square 61,500mi Manual 71' Lt.Blue Square 88,000mi Auto 90 Nissan Sentra & 83 Ford LTD (Gas Hog) ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.