Oil Pressure Warning - MK1 1800 GTI
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Old Timer
Oil Pressure Warning - MK1 1800 GTI
Got the old age problem of the oil pressure light coming on with the annoying buzzer!
I believe this could be one of two things :
1) Oil pressure sensor
2) Electrics on dash circuit board
Anything else?
Cheers
Mal
I believe this could be one of two things :
1) Oil pressure sensor
2) Electrics on dash circuit board
Anything else?
Cheers
Mal
Posted
Local Hero
Low oil pressure :dontknow:
Sorry couldn't resist.
PS Do know 100% that the oil pressure is OK?
Sorry couldn't resist.
PS Do know 100% that the oil pressure is OK?
1983 Mars Red 1.8 Golf GTI
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
Posted
Old Timer
Oil Pressure
I dont know that the oil pressure is 100% but wouldnt the warning always be on instead of just once in a blue moon and flicking lights on and off stops it ???
Posted
Local Hero
Possible if there?s some debris blocking something up but normally you would expect low pressure to show up on a hot engine when the oil is thin and yes to do it all the time consistently.
I have a VDO gauge showing good pressure and mine flashes occasionally, usually when its been parked in bright sunshine all day and the dash/instruments are baking hot. Very occasionally the buzzer will join the party as well. 9 times out of 10 a rap on the instrument cluster with knuckles cures it. Been thinking about resoldering all the joints?
Search for the many threads about this. In theory you can?t trick it by disconnecting senders as there are two, one open and then closed and the other the closed then open. The logic in the cluster also takes into account rpm (2000). This can be fooled by removing the appropriate wire form the coil but then your rev counter will also stop working.
Check all your earths if turning your lights on effects it.
:dontknow:
I have a VDO gauge showing good pressure and mine flashes occasionally, usually when its been parked in bright sunshine all day and the dash/instruments are baking hot. Very occasionally the buzzer will join the party as well. 9 times out of 10 a rap on the instrument cluster with knuckles cures it. Been thinking about resoldering all the joints?
Search for the many threads about this. In theory you can?t trick it by disconnecting senders as there are two, one open and then closed and the other the closed then open. The logic in the cluster also takes into account rpm (2000). This can be fooled by removing the appropriate wire form the coil but then your rev counter will also stop working.
Check all your earths if turning your lights on effects it.
:dontknow:
1983 Mars Red 1.8 Golf GTI
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
Posted
Newbie
I has this a few weeks back and it turned out to be a loose crimp connection on the oil filter housing sender,
cheers, Derek
cheers, Derek
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Settled In
my fault turned out to be a didgy oil filter!! spent many hours trying to solve that one
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