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Re: '87 Scirocco 16V Oil warnings
| William J. Leary Jr. | 29 Jan 2007 03:59 |
> > I'm getting oil warnings on one of my '87 16V Scirocco's. The oil is full.
> > I've checked it on level ground and dead cold. The warnings usually come
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> Have you checked the sender?
Sorry, I should have mentioned that I plan to do that when it's not, like, nine
degrees out but haven't yet.
> The oil weight would vary with the season.
I suppose it could. I've never done that on any car I've owned, but that
doesn't mean I shouldn't. OK, so, what weight for this time of year in the
north east of the United States? I'm running 20W50 in the other 16V year
round, and it starts fine even at minus 5 degrees F.
- Bill
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| pfjw@aol.com | 28 Jan 2007 22:05 |
> I'm getting oil warnings on one of my '87 16V Scirocco's. The oil is full.
> I've checked it on level ground and dead cold. The warnings usually come
> around 2000 RPM, generally when in gear but occasionally when the car is just
> rolling along with the clutch disengaged. This Scirocco has 117K miles on it
> and is filled with 10W40.
Have you checked the sender?
The oil weight would vary with the season.
Peter Wieck
Wyncote, PA
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| William J. Leary Jr. | 28 Jan 2007 21:54 |
I'm getting oil warnings on one of my '87 16V Scirocco's. The oil is full.
I've checked it on level ground and dead cold. The warnings usually come
around 2000 RPM, generally when in gear but occasionally when the car is just
rolling along with the clutch disengaged. This Scirocco has 117K miles on it
and is filled with 10W40.
I have another '87 16V Scirocco with 225K on it filled with 20W50. I put 20W50
in this one to cut down on it's burning oil. It only gives warnings when the
oil is at least a quart low and I corner hard. I think I recall it giving more
frequent alarms when it was full of 10W40, but I may be remembering another
car, and I've run it on 20W50 for so long I'm not sure anyway.
What weight oil is supposed to be in these cars?
- Bill
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