Hi Scott,

Thanks! I should've mentioned that the oil light goes off when driving
only blinking when stopped.

But yeah, I think I need to figure out what the pressure is beforehand.
I'll report back asap.

Cheers,
Harry

On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:10:17 -0700, Scott Daniel  - Turbovans wrote:
> Hi Harry ..
> classic high miles 2.1 engine behavior , sounds like to me.
>
> the right way is put an oil pressure gauge on it and see what you
> really have.
> ( the idea that it was a bad OP sensor ....I seldom see those not
> working right ...
> some may be more sensitive that others though ) ..
>
> in any case..
> put an oil pressure gauge on it ....see what the hot idle oil
> pressure is,
> and the going down the road at say 2,800 rpm ...like at 55 mph ...
>
> for the hot  idle..you'd like to see close to 10psi minimum.
> at cruise rpm hot .....at the very  least 25 psi I'd say ...and 30 to
> 35 is more like it.
>
> there is a discussion on thesamba about a guy driving his 2.1 until
> it had something like 18psi at 60 mph, and 3 psi at idle..
> he kept driving it ...until it threw a rod right through the case.
>
> It's better to take the engine out of service before that happens..
> especially if miles are high, and oil pressure is low, particularly
> on a 2.1 wbxr.
>
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harry Hoffman"
> <hhoffman@IP-SOLUTIONS.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 2:53 PM
> Subject: Oil light flickering at 1k or < rpms
>
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> So, I consulted the list archives and google to determine what the
>> problem might be with the oil light flickering when the engine is
>> warm
>> and the rpms are 1k or less.
>>
>> The collective knowledge of the Internet suggested the the .3 bar
>> sensor on my 2.1L engine needs replacing.
>>
>> I did that but it hasn't fixed the problem.
>>
>> Any ideas for next steps?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Harry