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strange and scary oil gremlin, temp drop to zero! |
iankarr |
May 30 2016, 05:40 PM
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The wrencher formerly known as Cuddy_K Group: Members Posts: 2,511 Joined: 22-May 15 From: Heber City, UT Member No.: 18,749 Region Association: Intermountain Region |
Hi Guys,
Finally getting the 2056 running great and took it out for a 15 minute drive around the hood. As I'm climbing a hill at about 3000rpm, I see the green light come on and I immediately lay off the gas. I check the VDO mechanical oil gauge and it's reading zero. Not sure if I imagined this part, but I could swear I heard a slight metal-on-metal friction sound in the engine for a few seconds. There was a line of cars behind me, and being on a hill, no real safe place to pull over, so I put it back in gear and gave it a little gas to get me to a safe place. The green light went out, the VDO gauge read 35 and all seemed well. Was able to drive the remaining 10 blocks home without incident and at normal pressure. I checked the grounds on the gauges and all seems fine. The light sender and VDO sender are in different places, so little chance both grounds went bad at the same time. I let the car cool down a bit and checked the oil...a quart low. I guess the slight drip from the taco plate and all the tuning and testing I've done used more than I thought. Wouldn't it be weird for the oil pump to just stop and then start again? or could that possibly be a sign of a failing pump? Or could it be something simple like driving up hill while a quart low on oil? Def something I don't want to experience again! Ideas welcome. Thanks! |
iankarr |
May 30 2016, 07:08 PM
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The wrencher formerly known as Cuddy_K Group: Members Posts: 2,511 Joined: 22-May 15 From: Heber City, UT Member No.: 18,749 Region Association: Intermountain Region |
Thanks, Somd.
I'm running a 42 draft designs pressure relocation kit (link with details below). Really beautiful machined block with separate ports for the original sender and aftermarket VDO sender. (So, not a combined sender). My pressure gauge is electrical and the billet block is grounded to the engine. It's been rock solid to this point...and after the zero pressure blip...was fine again. Another thought...is there an "official" rule on how much more oil the 2056 needs vs. the stock 2.0? I've always just put 4 full quarts in instead of 3.5. Is it possible that the "quart low" mark on the 2.0 dipstick is actually significantly lower in a 2056 engine? That might explain the pump having no oil to grab while going uphill? http://www.42draftdesigns.com/vw-audi-oil-...relocation-kit/ |
somd914 |
May 30 2016, 07:35 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,171 Joined: 21-February 11 From: Southern Maryland Member No.: 12,741 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Thanks, Somd. I'm running a 42 draft designs pressure relocation kit (link with details below). Really beautiful machined block with separate ports for the original sender and aftermarket VDO sender. (So, not a combined sender). My pressure gauge is electrical and the billet block is grounded to the engine. It's been rock solid to this point...and after the zero pressure blip...was fine again. Another thought...is there an "official" rule on how much more oil the 2056 needs vs. the stock 2.0? I've always just put 4 full quarts in instead of 3.5. Is it possible that the "quart low" mark on the 2.0 dipstick is actually significantly lower in a 2056 engine? That might explain the pump having no oil to grab while going uphill? http://www.42draftdesigns.com/vw-audi-oil-...relocation-kit/ Nice relocation kit. As for a 2056, that's what I'm running and just keep it full according the dipstick. Don't see a reason for more oil since the sump isn't changed or anything else that affects oil volume... |
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