Personally, I would worry about it. Use the 15-50 or a 20-50 oil, don't
over fill.

I know so many guys who thought it was a great idea to add an oil
pressure gauge to a VW boxer engine and then agonized over "low readings
when hot" to the point that they tried different oils and filters, etc.
I don't think any of them found true peace of mind after that. Perhaps
the saying "ignorance is bliss" fits here.

Mark

pickle vanagon wrote:
> Just to follow up on this earlier message:
> Faced with the fact that I have oil pressure well below "good pressure", is
> the only prudent thing to do to replace the engine?
> (There are no symptoms of problems other than the reading on the gauge.)
>
> While I've read numerous tales of woe regarding 2.1l with low pressure
> failing spectacularly, I haven't really come across accounts of how the
> 1.9ls fail.  Is it likely to strand us on the side of the road without
> warning, or get looser first (which would be easily seen on the pressure
> gauge, presumably)?
>
> ..............