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Subject:Re: Oil light comes up, 1.9 engine
From:Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Date:Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:00:10 -0400

1.9 have only one oil pressure sensor.

Pascal 
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of neil N
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 12:41 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Oil light comes up, 1.9 engine

ah ok.

Are there two oil pressure senders on the 1.9?

If so, are they the same and could they be swapped to see if there's a
difference?

Neil.

On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 7:17 PM, Zoltan Kuthy <zolo@foxinternet.net>
wrote:
> It happens after the engine got warmed up.
>  Z
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>  From: "neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
>  To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>  Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 6:33 PM
>  Subject: Re: Oil light comes up, 1.9 engine
>
>
>  > How cold is it outside?
>  >
>  > I've noticed it takes a while in the colder weather, for my oil
light
>  > to finally flicker off.
>  >
>  > This is with 20/50 in an air cooled.
>  >
>  > Cheers,
>  >
>  > Neil.
>  >
>  > On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 5:44 PM, Zoltan Kuthy
<zolo@foxinternet.net>
>  > wrote:
>  >> Hi guys,
>  >>  I wonder if it has to be serious when the oil light comes up at
idleing.
>  >> I have 20/50 oil in there.  Engine was reconditioned by VW Canada
about
>  >> 70k back.  Could it be the oil switch misbehaving?
>  >>  Thanks to all.
>  >>  Zoltan
>  >>
>  >
>  >
>  >
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