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Troubles with cold starting and flashing beeping oil light?
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Edders
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Troubles with cold starting and flashing beeping oil light?
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05 December 2011, 17:36 »
cant get my mk3 2.0 8v started in the mornings, finally managed to get her going and when i did the oil light was flashing and beeping?
any idea what the problem is?
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trog_nfs
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Re: Troubles with cold starting and flashing beeping oil light?
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05 December 2011, 18:56 »
A beeping and flashing oil light usually means low oil pressure.
You checked the battery to make sure its ok?
The other thing is a faulty temperature sensor
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Edders
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Re: Troubles with cold starting and flashing beeping oil light?
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05 December 2011, 19:18 »
temperature sensor on order but ive had no problems with the oil pressure light beeping and flashing until i had a diagnostic machine plugged into her today???
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sharki786
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06 December 2011, 12:41 »
this time of year is when the batteries start to give up. it happened to me last winter had to get a new battery.
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Edders
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Re: Troubles with cold starting and flashing beeping oil light?
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09 December 2011, 19:57 »
thermostat sensor has been changed, oil light stopped flashing and beeping and the battery is fine but still doesnt like the cold mornings???
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