There is a story somewhere on theSamba where a guy drove his 2.1 wbxr
engine  with OP as low as 12 psi at 65 mph.
Eventual result ..
lol.....'ventilated case'      let's say.

On 8/21/2013 10:38 AM, Zeitgeist wrote:
> My 2.1L WBX has been buzzing me lately, which of course caused me to lose
> hair, sleep and years of anger management training.  But, my oil pressure
> gauge is reassuring me by showing over 20psi when the buzzer is incessantly
> buzzing away, so sometimes a buzz is just a cigar...that buzzes.
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 3:38 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I am considering a craigslist vanagon in the next state, a bit of a drive
>> for me. The owner says he is getting 22 pounds of oil pressure on the gauge
>> at 70 miles an hour. This seems about half what it should be. He also said
>> he has had problem with the oil buzzer going off, and I believe that
>> pressure this low would account for that.
>>
>> Anyone want to comment?
>>
>> Jim
>>
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> Casey
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