OIL PRESSURE

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rkas48
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OIL PRESSURE

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What is the correct oil pressure range for an early 1981 1.6l diesel?
1981 Rabbit 1.6 NA
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colby
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Re: OIL PRESSURE

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A friend of mine told me 8psi at the head is enough to hold it together. Keep in mind, that is a minimum. Not sure what the specified pressure is.
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Fatmobile
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Re: OIL PRESSURE

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That should work for oil pressure at idle.
'91 Golf gasser converted to a 12mm pump, M-TDI.
'84 1.6TD Rabbit with a VNT-15 turbo, still setup to run on vegetable oil.
'84 GTI with 1.7TD pistons and intercooled.
2003 TDI wagon
2000 TDI Jetta.
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greg lousy
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Re: OIL PRESSURE

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curious too... anyone know what pressure is set to trigger the oil pressure light/ alarm?
Various vehicles in various states
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TylerDurden
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Re: OIL PRESSURE

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Bentley states at least 29 psi @ 2000rpm. Low pressure warning should trigger at 2-6 psi. More specs in the engine chapter, sec.8, pt V.

There are tests for the pressure warning system in the manual also... Engine chapter, section 7
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