OIL temp and pressure

[pgarner]

yeah ive found out that 1 of the main reasons of engine failure in the vag 1.8t is that sludging blocking the oil pickup is a common problem even with regular oil changes. the problem is that the sensor in the engine only gets worried at a very low pressure, normally before there's no oil going through the bloody thing.

but thanks for the concern

[waynne]

Maybe I should get me one of those their Worry Gauges. (I've been using the Audi long life oil which is 5w30 but its extremely expensive, mainly because of the problems I heard about with sludge!)

[HDi fun]

You could try engine flush before an oil change.

I'm surprised to hear that sludge is still an issue - I thought that went away in the 1980's (yep, them again!!!).

Short journeys probably promote the sludging.

[waynne]

I guess that switching off a turbo before its called down also helps with sludge.

[pgarner]

i dont usually bother with flush as take the car for a decent run ( around 20 miles ) before changing it to make it a lot easier

would it make it any better ?

[pgarner]

the 3 gauges installed



nice and looks like it will match nicely with the rest of the dials in the car.



but what a pain to fit the senders.

took no time to remove the oil filter, very carefully so not to lose much oil, and bolt on the sandwich adaptor nice and tight so not to lose as this is where i thought i would have any leaks. getting the senders in place was easy as id been smart enough to remove 2 bolts so it was just a case of bolting them in place yeah all done or so i thought.

started the bloody thing up and watched the dials spin right around to show they were working and kicked it over. pressure immediately jumped to 70 psi ( 5 bar ) went and had a look for leaks and ohh yeah i found 2. The 2 spare bolts were leaking even after being done up as tight as possible. so out with the PTFE tape and wrapped around 7 or 8 times each and hey all stopped. ok me thinking i had stopped all leaks i left it idling in the drive for 5 mins while i went and washed the oil off me. came out and the filter hosing and filter itself was still dry so off for a quick drive ( 10 miles ) came back jacked it up again and yes more oil was leaking. from where ????????????? tightened up the senders, wrapped a rag around the filter and done it up as tight as i could with hands and tightened up the spare bolts as much as possible. another 20 mile run to pick some stuff up and yeah so far no more oil anywhere

[waynne]

Looking good. They do fit really nicely.

[pgarner]

yeah a bit of vercro was needed to secure in the RHS as there was no clips for them and i didnt bother with the U brackets as the gauges were tight enough not to need them.

seen them for the 1st time in the dark last night and they look really good. identical to the rest of the dials