 Mechanical Oil Pressure Gauge, - does it need to be bled? |
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| Kansas 914 |
 Aug 26 2014, 08:52 AM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,999 Joined: 1-March 03 From: Durango, Colorado Member No.: 373 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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I have a VDO oil pressure gauge in the center console gauge cluster. It is a mechanical gauge - oil line from the sending unit location on the top of the engine to the back of the gauge. I noticed this weekend the line near the gauge is full of air and only a little bit of oil in the line. Should I "bleed" the line somehow. If so how is that done?
Can I just open the line at the gauge and keep it higher than the sending unit area so the air will rise? Thanks in advance! |
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| stugray |
Aug 26 2014, 06:53 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,825 Joined: 17-September 09 From: Longmont, CO Member No.: 10,819 Region Association: None |
I even use a accusump pressure gauge as my mech oil pressure gauge.
That gauge is supposed to read the air pressure on the dry side of the piston in the accusump, but it seems to work just fine reading the oil directly. I was even hoping that an air bubble would remain in the grease hose that connects it to the block. The air bubble IS compressible so it would act as a water-hammer (in this case oil-hammer) buffer and the gauge wont see as high of pressure spikes. |
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Kansas 914 Mechanical Oil Pressure Gauge Aug 26 2014, 08:52 AM
76-914 Air is OK. Doesn't change the indicated pressu... Aug 26 2014, 09:06 AM
00r101
Air is OK. Doesn't change the indicated press... Aug 26 2014, 09:21 AM SLITS
Air is OK. Doesn't change the indicated pres... Aug 26 2014, 02:12 PM mikesmith
Air is OK. Doesn't change the indicated pres... Aug 28 2014, 08:56 PM mgp4591
[quote name='00r101' post='2078434' date='Aug 26 ... Aug 29 2014, 12:13 AM barefoot
[quote name='00r101' post='2078434' date='Aug 26 ... Aug 29 2014, 06:45 AM 76-914 What weighs more? A pound of feathers or a pound o... Aug 26 2014, 02:09 PM hblyle All physics aside, I would replace that plastic li... Aug 29 2014, 12:31 AM Mike Bellis Aside from all the physics BS, I bleed mine so the... Aug 29 2014, 08:48 AM stugray
Aside from all the physics BS, I bleed mine so th... Aug 29 2014, 10:52 AM |
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