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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: barry-gti on 16 November 2008, 19:22

Title: 2 beeps
Post by: barry-gti on 16 November 2008, 19:22

helloooo

today i was coming off the motorway and i was going round a roundabout (kinda quick, about 30) and 2 beeps came from my dash. anyone had this before??

thanks

Title: Re: 2 beeps
Post by: Rmachines on 16 November 2008, 19:28

Probably find the oil light came on with this, check the oil ASAP!  if you turn a corner and the oil is low it will drop and the warning light will flash and beep.

check the oil!!!

Title: Re: 2 beeps
Post by: MK3GTI_16Valve on 16 November 2008, 23:30

defo oil, sort it asap

Title: Re: 2 beeps
Post by: barry-gti on 17 November 2008, 08:51

kk will deffo do that, i only topped it the other day aswell, everytime i first start it in the mornings a load of smoke comes out aswell, could that be oil??

Title: Re: 2 beeps
Post by: troublestarter on 17 November 2008, 09:42

the beeping as far as i recall does not indicate low oil level but low oil PRESSURE

Title: Re: 2 beeps
Post by: dekadent31 on 17 November 2008, 11:23

check your oil, it must be something with the oil

Title: Re: 2 beeps
Post by: Rmachines on 17 November 2008, 13:27

Yea its low pressure, if the level is low, all the oil in the sump runs away from the pump on a corner and the pump will run dry for a second, it will cause fatal engine failure and fast!  so sort it asap. 

As for smoke and drinking alot of oil, if its mornings i would say the valve stem seals are worn out if its constantly smokey it could be the piston rings, if i was you i would top it up, put a bottle of flush in there,  run that and dump the lot out, then fill it with a good oil and filter and add some stop smoke aditive for petrols.  A build up of carbon deposits on the oilways down to the sump will cause oil to build up in the head and drip down the valve stems, therfore, using alot of oil and smoking alot. 

Thats the first thing i would try to cure it, Its ok to use the engine like that as long as you keep on top of the oil levels.  :smiley:

Title: Re: 2 beeps
Post by: barry-gti on 17 November 2008, 14:16

thanks peeps your stars, will get it checked ASAP

Title: Re: 2 beeps
Post by: ace on 17 November 2008, 17:38

yeah as mentioned its ur oil pressure switch. not that expensive to get £10-£15 from ecp or gsf