Loss Of Oil Pressure When Warm Gti6

[jameswallace. 8]

It has always been like this since the conversion not sure if its a dodgy sensor or something else?

 

When i first turn the car on with a cold engine. my gauges reads a relitively high oil pressure reading which corrasponds with when i rev it.

 

but after a while it will suddenly drop and when idling it will sit almost touching the red and even with me really giving it some it never budges must past the first bar!

 

any ideas? anyone had anything similar? i dont have any leaks anywhere... and it has a fresh oil fitler and oil.

 

James

[Anthony 1,003]

Almost certainly a knackered oil pressure sender I'd say from the description, particularly as I'm assuming it's done the same on both your original clocks and the replacement set that I sent you a while back (thus ruling out the guage itself)?

[Tom Fenton 1,541]

Fit a mechanical test gauge and find out what its actually doing. The standard gauge is a guess o meter and no better.

[jameswallace. 8]

swweeet thanks guys!

[jameswallace. 8]

Is this the right sensor as a replacement for the pressure one or is it the warning light sensor?

 

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm?itemId=201033138874

[welshpug 1,657]

Look at its name, "switch"

 

Thats for the warning light.

[jameswallace. 8]

Yeah but all of them seem to say switch. Even this one does which looks very similar to my sensor and there's a used sensor which has also been called a switch..

 

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/300924226965?nav=SEARCH

[boldy205 75]

I would try Peugeot.

[unariciflocos 49 1 Cars]

I'd be cautious and assume the gauge is reading correctly and not drive the car until I'd confirm if it's a sensor issue or not.

I wouldn't be installing a permanent mechanical gauge either, really wouldn't want the risk of taking a hot oil bath in case some a pipe decides to burst.