[T3] Oil light flickering! Additives?

[John L. Morgan IV]

Mine flickered! Drove me mad for 6 years. Then, finally, it was time for a
rebuild.
Soooo, you have 6 more years to enjoy it!

On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 3:12 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 21 Sep 2014 at 11:26, Phil Hof wrote:
>
> > I have read about the low rpm oil light flicker, but never saw it in
> > my fastback... until this last week.
>
> I would not worry about flickering at idle. Yes, it's a sign of
> possible engine wear, but not of imminent failure. It's particularly
> common in hot weather after a hard run.
>
> Also, I'm not a fan of thicker oil. Yes, that will keep the oil light
> off, but it doesn't really help the pressure IN the bearings, where
> the pressure is almost completely due to the hydrodynamic action of
> the spinning shaft pumping oil into the area where the shaft is
> closest to the bearing.
>
> High oil galley pressure will keep the oil light off, but it's also
> more likely to open the pressure relief valve and let oil bypass the
> oil cooler, meaning that your engine won't get all the cooling it
> would have with lighter oil.
>
> The brakes won't have any effect on this. If you adjusted them too
> tight, the drums will burn your fingers if you check them after a
> drive.
>
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> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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