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Offline golf mk2 tornado red

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my oil temp
« on: 06 January 2008, 15:22 »
rite my display has sterted to work again and i noticed my oil temp was 160deg

sure it shunt be that high  wots causing this

is this why my buzzer is goin off all the time
seems to be when im at 2k and water gauge at half way

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Re: my oil temp
« Reply #1 on: 06 January 2008, 15:58 »
right my display has started to work again and i noticed my oil temp was 160deg

I'm sure it shouldn't be that high, does anyone know what's causing this?

Is this why my buzzer is going off all the time?
It seems to be when I'm at 2k and the water gauge is at half way

 cheers guys

Your buzzer is related to oil pressure not temperature although your oil temp really should not be that high.  Have you checked all your levels are ok?

Could be your oil pump has had it and not circulating the oil properly and so it's not getting cooled properly. Or the pickup for the oil pump is clogged.

Were you having any of these problems (dash lights as well) before you pressure washed it?   Just wondering if the force of the water could have knocked some electrical connections off.

Be very careful if you have to drive it as the pressure buzzer is one step away from a siezed engine!

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Re: my oil temp
« Reply #2 on: 06 January 2008, 16:55 »
i know driving on the edgr

i dont know wot my oil temp was caus my mfa dint work and now i have all these problems its fixed its self

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Re: my oil temp
« Reply #3 on: 09 January 2008, 13:18 »
I doubt the oil is really that high, if it was yr engine would be in a bad way!  I bet its just the oil temp sender wire has earthed itself somewhere, its the black/green one either on the filter housing on an 8v or back o head on 16v.
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