I have both temp and pressure, if I had to pick one it would be temp. There
have been 2 or 3 occasions where my oil temp got high enough (climbing high
mountain passes in the summer) that I chose to pull over and let the motor
cool off before continuing.

On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:

> hi,
>
> if you have to chose between an oil temp gauge or an oil pressure gauge for
> your vanagon WBX...
>
> #1. oil temp gauge: if the oil temp is too high, you would assume the oil
> pressure will drop, the red idiot light is there and the buzzer will warn
> you in case it's too low..
>
> #2. oil pressure gauge: if the oil pressure is too low, you would assume
> the oil is too hot or you have a major leak or some internal parts is
> worn... but the red idiot light and the buzzer are there doing a double
> duty...
>
> sooo.. which one would you like to have? #1 or #2
>
> of course having both is nice but this is for an argument sake question I
> have with someone...
>
> many thanks,
>
> dan
>