Oil psi reading ?
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Someone else must have an oil pressure gauge ????
before it used to sit at the lowest point 10 psi ?? And when I released off the throttle it would go up slightly to 20 at the most then back down !!!
Since fitting my new intake tip , it sits at 10 still when stood still but when releasing the throttle now it jumped to 50 psi on the gauge ??? Only noticed it for the first time today
before it used to sit at the lowest point 10 psi ?? And when I released off the throttle it would go up slightly to 20 at the most then back down !!!
Since fitting my new intake tip , it sits at 10 still when stood still but when releasing the throttle now it jumped to 50 psi on the gauge ??? Only noticed it for the first time today
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Whats the oil pressure guage got to do with a TIP paddy?
You sure you don't mean the boost guage?
10psi of oil pressure is bad news!
You sure you don't mean the boost guage?
10psi of oil pressure is bad news!
i dont know about audi s3 but i know on my old ford focus st where the guages came as standard it ran at approx 2 bar / 32 psi and then jumped to 4.5 - 5 bar ( 72 psi) at full throttle! and that is standard running figures!
so i have to agree with prawn....
It's got nothing to do with the tip I don't think but only noticed the pressure jumping to 50 psi since fitting it ??? Before it sat at 10 psi as a standard and seemed to raise slightly when releasing off the throttle when driving to about 50 psi on the gauge ! But today it jumped from the 10 standard to about 50 psi when releasing off the throttle ( changing gear ) I'v never noticed it so high ???
Could it be the gauge as its always say at 10 and the car has drove ok for the last 4-5 months ???
Could it be the gauge as its always say at 10 and the car has drove ok for the last 4-5 months ???
Sorry it used to jump from 10 to 20 before now it's 10 to 50 !!!! Just read that back what I wrote lol
It always starts at 40-50 psi when first starting the car in the morning or when cold and then drops to the 10 over 5 mins or so of driving
It always starts at 40-50 psi when first starting the car in the morning or when cold and then drops to the 10 over 5 mins or so of driving
I can't understand it !!! It only raised slightly to 20 before and that wasn't under acceleration but after accelerating and releasing off the throttle ???? Now however it jumps to 50 roughly when releasing off ???
Coul it be the sender or the gauge ??
Coul it be the sender or the gauge ??
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it should be relatively high when first starting the car, then it will settle to around 1bar.
it should ALWAYS go up under throttle to 4-5 bar. if it doesnt go up under load, be worried.
it should ALWAYS go up under throttle to 4-5 bar. if it doesnt go up under load, be worried.
possible oil leaks, mine is currently leaking from rocker cover havent had time to get it fixed yet, and leaking from a small half round moon looking seal near camshaft or so im told........... hasnt affected performance though cant imagine is doing car any good or my new £4000 driveway!
No oil leaks on floor where car is parked over night but on the LCD on the clocks when turning ignition on there is a beeping with an oil can with what looks like drips coming from it but I thought this was telling me the car needed an oil service but I had done this and didn't know how to reset the service warning ????
Im worried now ! Could it be oil pump worn ? Or sender or gauge or oil even ???? I'm scratching for answers here lol
Im worried now ! Could it be oil pump worn ? Or sender or gauge or oil even ???? I'm scratching for answers here lol
Could it be anything to do with the thermostat being ****ed and the car not getting to correct temp ??? I'm really worried now as I need the car for work lol
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3 beeps and an oil can ??? I'v just been out in it now and while cold the gauge sits at just under 20 psi and when accelerating can go as hi as 50-60 psi then back but when engine is at full temp which I had to sit still for 5-10 mins to get engine up to temp due to the ******** thermostat it's a different story it seems to sit just below 10 psi and when accelarating I struggle to get past 20 of psi !!!
Sorry don't know why I putt question marks after the 3 beeps and an oil can as that is what it does !!!
Would just like to add the LCD with the red pill can and beeps does not come on when driving only when key is turned to on but not turned over after a minute maybe less it does the 3 beeps and the red can with what looks like drips never when driving ???? Someone throw me a tricking bone here and tell me it's something simple !!! It's done the light and beeps since I'v had it and still running ok I think lol but the oil pressure sensor isn't right !!!
you might have got an oil pressure problem there. firstly what guage have you fitted?
oil pressure wise,
from cold even on idle you should have 40+ but not going above 80 when revved.
when hot you should have 20psi minimum..... hold a few revs say 2000 you should have atleast 40, then it should go up incrementally with the revs.
oil pressure wise,
from cold even on idle you should have 40+ but not going above 80 when revved.
when hot you should have 20psi minimum..... hold a few revs say 2000 you should have atleast 40, then it should go up incrementally with the revs.
Well I'm not getting that lol so what could be the cause ????
And it's a savage gauge and it was already fitted when I got the car !
Right not sure anyone is really sure I'm deffo not ! Iv been worried all day about this and I'v read nearly everything on the Internet possible !!!
it would seem the sump and oil pick up suffer from sludge over the years and the oil pressure switch is also a possibility as well as oil pump
Soooo I'm replacing the oil pump and sender / switch when I drop the oil and clean sump and oil pick up !!!
Also there is some posts on the Internet where people have done exactly what I'm doing now and it turned out to be some bearing in the sump ! Can anyone post a link to this bearing on eBay ???
Apparantly someone's was scored and he replaced that and all was fine and back to good oil pressure
it would seem the sump and oil pick up suffer from sludge over the years and the oil pressure switch is also a possibility as well as oil pump
Soooo I'm replacing the oil pump and sender / switch when I drop the oil and clean sump and oil pick up !!!
Also there is some posts on the Internet where people have done exactly what I'm doing now and it turned out to be some bearing in the sump ! Can anyone post a link to this bearing on eBay ???
Apparantly someone's was scored and he replaced that and all was fine and back to good oil pressure
first thing id do is take it to a garage.
have the oil pressure checked by an accurate manual analouge guage. not a crappy aftermarket "fitted by a monkey" sender/electric one.
but also how is the aftermarket fitted? is it teed into the cars original pressure sensor? being that your warning lights are obviously working too flagging up what the guage is also coroberating.....
any garage can do this in 20 minutes tops. so dont take any crap or silly prices like "that'll be £100 mate".
but yeah, im guessing the usual oil strainer/pump problem with bits of carbon/sludge blocking the strainer.
have the oil pressure checked by an accurate manual analouge guage. not a crappy aftermarket "fitted by a monkey" sender/electric one.
but also how is the aftermarket fitted? is it teed into the cars original pressure sensor? being that your warning lights are obviously working too flagging up what the guage is also coroberating.....
any garage can do this in 20 minutes tops. so dont take any crap or silly prices like "that'll be £100 mate".
but yeah, im guessing the usual oil strainer/pump problem with bits of carbon/sludge blocking the strainer.
Right yesterday I ran a tin of whynns engine cleaner through the old oil and did as it said on the tin fast idle for 15 mins !! After that I dropped the oil took filter off and replaced , I then replaced oil with castrol edge 5w40 , said on bottle Audi cars .
Anyway took about 4.5 litres to full and still getting the low oil pressure ! I was hoping it was the pickup and that would clear it a little before having to take dump off and clean
Anyway took about 4.5 litres to full and still getting the low oil pressure ! I was hoping it was the pickup and that would clear it a little before having to take dump off and clean
When any car is left for a period of time and then started the oil will have higer pressure but if you say your pressure is going down to 10 psi you either have problems or you have fitted a walt disney oil pressure guage ( a cheap one ) my advice to you is get it to a garage where the oil pressure can be checked properly as low oil pressure will in the end destroy your engine so get it looked at ASAP or you will be digging deep into your pockets if the engine goes
