Carl, Most likely (and cheaply thank goodness) it could be one of two things- some of which I recently learned from the list.
1) (And the greatest possibility) Are you using OEM or a very similar oil filter? If not, spend the cash and change to it (that resolved the EXACT same symptoms I was having) 2) Your High Pressure Switch for the oil pressure may be bad. I must have had one stuck open b/c when I changed it to the one off my spare engine- it went away. Now I have yet to hook up my Votex console w/ the oil pressure gauge, but that also may be a factor for you. The way to check #2 is to unhook the low pressure switch (the one that blinks when you start the car) first and if the light comes on no more at all, then it is the high pressure switch. To test the HPS- unhook the electrical connector after the buzzer is going off and ground it- if the buzzer goes off, then it's your switch. HTH, Brice -----Original Message----- From: Carl Hansen [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 12:25 PM To: 16V list Post Subject: Oil Pressure Light on hard cornering @2200RPM OK. Here's the next challenge/confusing behavior. 1. Hard Cornering at low RPM ( <2300RPM) brings on the oil light/buzzer. 2. Drop RPM to idle and the light/buzzer stays on. 3. Bring RPM **>UP<** and the light/buzzer goes out. 4. It doesn't take a long hardcorner to do this, just a hard wiggle on the wheel can do it with the 10W40 oil I'm using this winter, in fact, if memory serves me correctly, I believe that a good bump has set it off before as well. 5. I believe that the symptom is MORE prevalent with the current 10W40, than with the summer weight 20W50. 6. STP did nothing for the symptom. Anybody got any ideas what's happening?? CURRENT GUESSES. Bearings, Oil pump clearances, sticky oil baffels in the pan, loose wire, OR NORMAL FUNCTIONING of the Pressure Warning System???? Ch '89 SyncroBeast Vanagon - Soon to come - New Shocks for the Syncro! Soon as I get rid of the rust. ugh '87 16V GTI '80 850 Yamaha Special '87 16V GTI w/ hale damage - parting out - body gone, parts remain '89 16V GTI w/ toasted motor '86 Scirocco (8 valve w/ auto) - SO's - now w/ it's own hale damage Prior Lake, MinneSnowta - Brrrrrrr! Winter's here. _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
