oil pressure in p.s.i

TurboMatt · Feb 20, 2005

fitted a oil pressure gauge yesterday and the gauge reads in psi 1-100just want to know what it should be running at when warm

tried it yesterday for a bit and it was averaging 20-25 psi at idle

does anyone know what it should be or is there a website for information on it

thanks matt

TurboMatt · Feb 22, 2005

HELLO OUT THERE ???????????

1.8T · Feb 22, 2005

Matt,

Sorry don't know what the oil presure should be.

This thread might be of use to you though.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1836834

Have you had the oild light on since fitting the guage?

If so, what was the presure like then?

TurboMatt · Feb 23, 2005

no not yet as i havent been far enough to try it out yet,

i have replaced the pressure switch as i was given the wrong one by the clowns at the lincoln stealers

so hopefully all is sorted

it sits at about 20 psi on warm idle

1.8T · Feb 23, 2005

Thats Lincoln VW Parts department for you.

I know Matt747 sang their praises in another thread recently but, my experiences with both Parts and Service will mean I will never used them again, ever!

Good luck anyway, I hope you've got it sorted now.

trl · Feb 23, 2005

Oil pressure at idle isn't too important, as long as there is some. You really should be concerned about the pressure at high rpm.

Tony

TurboMatt · Feb 24, 2005

well it seems to shoot up to about 60ish psi may be higher but i like to keep both eyes on the road, ill have a little drive at weekend maybe

Thanks Mark hoprfully all sorted now (fingers crossed)

trl · Feb 24, 2005

In my experience, if you want to keep both eyes on the road, don't add gauges to the c ockpit. A prominent warning light at, say, 15psi would suffice.

I used to have an oil pressure gauge on my Chevette HS. It was the most distracting thing on the car, after the ever-present odour of burning oil!

Tony

TurboMatt · Feb 27, 2005

oil light come on again yesterday, run around for about 20 minutes, pressure was about 18-20 psi then boot it and went upto about 40psi, and the light stil came on

got a new oil pressure switch on it, oil level is fine and doesnt use any, so it must but an electrical fault at a guess

Mo · Feb 28, 2005

Matt,

i checked my oil pressure on the way to work this morning and at on full throttle it goes to 60 PSI.

Hope this helps.

TurboMatt · Feb 28, 2005

thanks mo,

how long had you been goin before you got to full throttle, i mean how long had the engine been running ?

Mo · Feb 28, 2005

That was after driving for about an hour so was proper warmed up.

oil temp was about 200?F.The oil pressure is on about 20 psi at idle and goes up to about 60 psi and stays there until the revs drop right back down.

TurboMatt · Feb 28, 2005

Thats the same as mine then so when is my oil pressure light coming on

Mo · Feb 28, 2005

have you had your car put on Vag.com yet.

Could possibly be a blockage in the oil pipes or a problem with the oil pump?

TurboMatt · Feb 28, 2005

yeah its bin on vag-com and didnt show uop any faults on it, as far as i know the pick up pipe is clean and i have had a new sump on it not long ago, its been happening ever since i had a hole in the sump in november last year and the engine hasnt got any nosier or doesnt get really hot, and i use magnatec 15-40w which has always been in it

Mo · Feb 28, 2005

was it doing this before you fitted the gauge?

If not how have you got you oil pressure sender mounted ?

TurboMatt · Feb 28, 2005

got a brass t-piece onr hole for the sender unit one for the pressure switch

1.8T · Feb 28, 2005

I put Matt's car on VAG-COM and it did throw a couple of code but nothing to do with this problem.

As you only got this problem after something put a hole in your sump I can only assume that some of what ever made the hole has ended up in the engine and is blocking an oil way at some point.

Matt, you say you got 40psi with throttle but Mo is getting 60psi so you're well short of what he is getting. Perhaps it is the oil pump after all.

Might be worth scanning the car again to check for any more codes.

If that doesn't show anything then i'm not quite sure what you can do next.

trl · Feb 28, 2005

VAG CAM...... sure you're allowed to say that on here? ;-)

Tony

TurboMatt · Feb 28, 2005

i havent really tried it yet so it could be over 40 psi on full throttle

also i thought the oil pump would of packed in bye now as its been goin on for ages now, but i suppose if i ran it around for an hour maybe it would,

mark if your not busy sometime could you pop round if your in lincoln and just try it again please

oil pressure in p.s.i

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