Oil Pressure
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Oil Pressure
Oil pressure guage drops nearly to zero a few minutes after startup. I have not noticed any adverse effects yet (and dont want to). The pressure increases when the throttle is pressed but will sometimes not rise at all. Could theoil pump be going out?
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Re: Oil Pressure
Originally posted by brenna
Oil pressure guage drops nearly to zero a few minutes after startup. I have not noticed any adverse effects yet (and dont want to). The pressure increases when the throttle is pressed but will sometimes not rise at all. Could theoil pump be going out?
Oil pressure guage drops nearly to zero a few minutes after startup. I have not noticed any adverse effects yet (and dont want to). The pressure increases when the throttle is pressed but will sometimes not rise at all. Could theoil pump be going out?
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Yes. You could relate the same analogy to that of the Thermowax found behind the TB which effects Idle but In this case, effects Oil flow.
However, the Thermo Valves, found at the Oil Cooler, could be partially seized or limted In range of motion. i.e going halfway up or down etc.
I'd still consider replacing the Sender Unit first.
However, the Thermo Valves, found at the Oil Cooler, could be partially seized or limted In range of motion. i.e going halfway up or down etc.
I'd still consider replacing the Sender Unit first.
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Originally posted by Tim Benton
if it was stuck thermo valves, wouldn't it make the oil pressure be high at idle since it's basically not allowing for flow and then jump even higher as the load increases?
Tim
if it was stuck thermo valves, wouldn't it make the oil pressure be high at idle since it's basically not allowing for flow and then jump even higher as the load increases?
Tim
The other oil leak issue seen more on S3 and S4 13Bs is the front cover, but typically the oil pressure will go down with increasing RPMs if that is a problem.
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Don't bother trying to repair the notoriously failure-prone and inaccurate stock oil pressure gauge. Get an aftermarket one and then you can properly trouble-shoot the problem.
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