This supposed correlation of the new dynamic oil warning system with
some weakness in the 2.1 ignores the fact that VW began fitting the more
complex dual oil switch system to all their vehicles in roughly the same
time frame. The major makeover to the electrical system beginning in 86
Vanagons was merely a convenient point in time to also add the same
modernized oil warning system that many of their other cars got the year
before.

Mark

Stuart MacMillan wrote:
> .....
> If you want to really know what's going on with your engine and bearings,
> install an oil pressure guage.  Ignorance is not bliss with waterboxers,
> especially with the 2.1s!  VW knew this, and that's why they installed two
> pressure sensing systems.  .....