Author Topic: AUQ 1.8T FLASHING RED OIL LIGHT  (Read 1233 times)

Offline Gary#turbo

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AUQ 1.8T FLASHING RED OIL LIGHT
« on: 10 October 2016, 17:03 »
Hi everyone ,

I've got a AUQ 1.8T and this morning the oil light came on but it was flashing red , I have been told that they are common to oil clogging into the oil pick up pipe & to sort this i have to replace the pick up pipe & pipe seal with some oil a filter, sump plug and some sealant to sort the problem  or give it a good clean with some WD40 , Can anyone advise on this ?





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Re: AUQ 1.8T FLASHING RED OIL LIGHT
« Reply #1 on: 10 October 2016, 17:06 »
Can do. Mk4 also suffer from the bonnet microswitch causes oil light.
Unplug it and bridge the connection then start the car and see if it sorts it. They run off the same loom as the level sensor

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Re: AUQ 1.8T FLASHING RED OIL LIGHT
« Reply #2 on: 10 October 2016, 17:28 »
Sorry to be a pain you haven't got a photo to what I need to check please ?

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Re: AUQ 1.8T FLASHING RED OIL LIGHT
« Reply #3 on: 10 October 2016, 18:47 »
I havnt sorry but if you open the ponet and look down to your left where the bonnet closed swit is youll see a 2 pin connector. Unplug that and bridge it (I use a split pin). Then see if the light goes out. If so its the microswitch saying that the bonnet is still open

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Re: AUQ 1.8T FLASHING RED OIL LIGHT
« Reply #4 on: 10 October 2016, 21:04 »
Cheers mate I've managed to find a pic of it I'll have a look

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Re: AUQ 1.8T FLASHING RED OIL LIGHT
« Reply #5 on: 15 October 2016, 14:46 »
Car is fixed now , oil pick up pipe was messed up quite badly lol replaced and runs perfect  :smug: