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Hello, As I was driving to Blenheim on a beautiful day yesterday, I noticed something I had never seen before on my oil gauge: the dial, which usually sit somewhere around 3 bars, would sometimes go up to the 5-6 range. I checked the oil level and it seems ok. How should I interpret this?  Is there anything wrong with this?  Need I worry?  Kind regards, Vladimir
vMog is a 2013 +4/ 4 seater, dark red with saddle brown trim, wooden dashboard and console.
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Several possibilities.
It may be a sticking oil pressure relief valve.
Did your other gauges move also? If so, it's more likely to be a bad connection (usually earth) behind the dash...
Graham (G4FUJ)
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Mine when cold is around the 5-6 mark when it has warmed up properly around about the 3 bar on the move, when sat still on tick over I notice it drops to about 1 and a half bar
Mark - No Longer driving Archie the Old English Sheep Mog........... 2010 Roadster 3.0 V6 (S3) 
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My 2008 +4 does this all the time, normally for just a minute or two, I was told by a dealer it's not uncommon and can be considered as an electrical resistance issue, in other words not a problem.
BR Colin
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Mine when cold is around the 5-6 mark when it has warmed up properly around about the 3 bar on the move, when sat still on tick over I notice it drops to about 1 and a half bar Mine reads the same Mark, again dealer advised as long as it's above 2 Bar when at 3,000 RPM it's fine.
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I fitted a oil gauge in place of the clock that came as standard (have a Mig clock so don't need two) and it reads in PSI.. around 95-100 cold and 30-40 ish idle.. not sure what that is in Bars..
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BR Colin
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Mars Bars are different.. 
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So a bit higher, may not be totally accurate I guess or the gdi is different..
A Mars a day Steve
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My 1 bar is The Bull at Benenden
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