acceptable oil pressure range?

**drumnjuny** · 03-12-2015 12:55 PM

I know most of us don't monitor oil pressure (or even have a gauge) but i figured it was worth a hail mary... does anyone know what acceptable oil pressure is at idle, or what is acceptable oil pressure range?

Thanks

**audihere06** · 03-12-2015 01:28 PM

Idle oil pressure spec is 2 bar or 29 psi. Ask me how I know...

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**drumnjuny** · 03-12-2015 01:42 PM

how do you know

**audihere06** · 03-12-2015 05:00 PM

Dealer blew up my engine after running it with no oil pressure...

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**drumnjuny** · 03-12-2015 07:55 PM

how much is no oil pressure

**audihere06** · 03-13-2015 12:40 AM

Like zero. Started out at 1 bar when they first cranked it and tapered off to 0 as my oil pump locked up and they kept running it. Destroyed my turbo, bearings, crankshaft. Pretty much everything.

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**drumnjuny** · 03-13-2015 05:03 AM

damn.

**drumnjuny** · 03-13-2015 06:39 AM

did your oem pressure light not go off?

**B72011** · 03-13-2015 04:07 PM

Nice, I wish they would blow up my engine. Id love to get a zero miles crate engine directly from the Fatherland.

**audihere06** · 03-13-2015 04:58 PM

Yeah it did thats why i took it in the first place. I had it towed cause the oil pump was failing. And they refuse to pay for it.

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**drumnjuny** · 03-13-2015 06:28 PM

damn that's crazy. did they install a brand new motor for you?

**swaggerwagon** · 03-13-2015 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by audihere06

Yeah it did thats why i took it in the first place. I had it towed cause the oil pump was failing. And they refuse to pay for it.

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audi of charlotte?

**audihere06** · 03-13-2015 09:14 PM

Audi Northlake

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**audihere06** · 03-13-2015 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by drumnjuny

damn that's crazy. did they install a brand new motor for you?

No im having to purchase a used motor and have it installed by Eurowise. I would do it myself but they are gonna replace all seals and gaskets, plugs, belts, chains, water pump, tensioners and everything for $1500-2000 installed + price of the engine.

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**swaggerwagon** · 03-13-2015 09:24 PM

Originally Posted by audihere06

No im having to purchase a used motor and have it installed by Eurowise. I would do it myself but they are gonna replace all seals and gaskets, plugs, belts, chains, water pump, tensioners and everything for $1500-2000 installed + price of the engine.

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Sucks to hear that. Mike runs a good shop. Does any work I can't/won't

**audihere06** · 03-13-2015 09:31 PM

I guess i should tell the whole story. So my oil pressure came on in red (oh shit kill it now). So i cut it off and coasted up the off ramp, had the car towed to my house where i read the codes and displayed a P000A (low oil pressure) and a P0333 (knock sensor 3). I also pulled the cover off the timing belt to make sure it hadnt jumped or snapped, and pulled some oil out with a vacuum pump(not much just an oz or 2). Decided the next step was to pull the oil pan. Would have done it myself but I dont have a lift or anything like that so i just had it towed to audi northlake. I left two signs on the car saying "DO NOT START" i also wrote the codes and "oil pump failure". I went over there the next day and they hadnt started on the car yet. I told them do not work on the car until they call me to discuss what I want done. Never got a call. Had to go back over there the next day to find out they started it and ran it up to operating temp as told to me by the tech who did it. In this they discovered my oil pressure to be at 1 bar instead of 2 and then the oil pressure just dropped off completely. (All this was done without my permission). Then they decide to pull the pan and its fucked. The pictures are in my thread ill link. Now the issue is they say the damage was done before they got it and its not their problem.

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