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Subject:Re: 91 Vanagon, oil pressure anomaly
Date:Thu, 6 Jun 1996 23:35:11 -0400

In a message dated 96-05-28 10:26:38 EDT, plarsen@MOOSE.UVM.EDU (Patrick L.
Larsen) writes:

>
>Right to the problem: Every time I exit the freeway, the oil pressure 
>light and buzzer (you know, the one that triples your heart rate in a 
>split second) come on. In every instance, I have immediately pulled over, 
>stopped the engine, and checked the oil (always fine). I turn the engine 
>on again after a minute or two and everything is fine (no light, no 
>buzzer). Is this my vans way of telling me it doesn't want to leave the 
>freeway? 8-) Any advise of information is appreciated.
>
>

Sounds like you may have a viscosity and or wear issue.  What oil are you
using and how hot is your engine getting?  The whole idea of that "Dynamic"
system is to give you some warning before it's too late.  Check actuall oil
pressure with a aguge and the engine "HOT"  A healthy engine with 20-50 will
hold 10 to 15 psi at idle and 35-50 psi at 3000 rpm.

Dennis.