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Guy
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oil light coming on
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07 June 2011, 14:16 »
sup... this is for my old 8v
been told that the oil warning light is coming on when cold... it appears after about a minute
if the engine/ignition is switched off and the car si restarted the oil light does not appear again?
oil has been checked... seems fine and about half full
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07 June 2011, 15:05 »
Any other symtoms? such as engine rattling?
Its probably a faulty sensor, but worth getting the pressure checked for piece of mind.
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07 June 2011, 15:08 »
If its only half full then top up!
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07 June 2011, 17:24 »
My old mk3 8v did this transpired to be the ignition switch. Replaced that and it never did it again where as it was doing it 3-4 times a week.
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07 June 2011, 17:33 »
First thing I would try is more oil. Once the engine is started and oil sprayed everywhere, there might not be enough in a sump, hence oil light.
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Guy
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did tell him to top up... if it still continues will report back
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