2001 Volkswagen Passat oil pressure

2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
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TRATKN
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2001 Volkswagen Passat 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 110.00 miles

after the engine gets warm the oil pressure light comes on... i have changed the sending unit already... no knocking noise from the engine at all... any idea of what to try next
Mar 4, 2010 at 6:25 PM
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2CARPRO JACK
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Install a manual pressure gauge to verify it has good pressure. Do you happen to know what weight oil was used at teh last oil change?
Mar 5, 2010 at 10:06 AM
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5w30 is what i always run in it i changed it after the light first came on did not help
Mar 5, 2010 at 4:43 PM
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Verify pressure with a manual gauge.May want to try using 10-30 instead, it will stasy al ittle thicker when hot
Mar 5, 2010 at 5:04 PM