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Old February 13th 13, 12:35 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
tonyw
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Default 1987 VW Golf Oil Pressure Light

On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 8:06:33 PM UTC-8, wrote:
> any chance you could get him to share his wiring mod?


We had a similar symptom with an '85 Golf 1.8L gas. After replacing the oil pressure switch to no avail I tried heavier weight oil. I was running 10W-30 and switched to 10W-40. The higher viscosity at high temps did the trick.. No more buzzing. I'd try more viscous oil before a wiring mod.
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