OIL!!!

[topher]

hmm, pass. 


it took me a couple of tries to get it, holding the reset button in a little longer and pressing it just as i released the clock adjuster. is it showing up as "service oil" in the milometer/trip meter display or as a warning light ?

[D Owen]

Yeah Serivce Oil flashes as i start her up and lasts about 2-3 mins

[D Owen]

Car failed its MOT today - guess on what.......emissions 

What do you reckon? My fault in putting to much oil in the engine?? and now the CAT is knackered.  Going back next week to see if i can manage to burn some of the sh*t out.

Will let you know the outcome.

Any more advice about the flashing SERVICE OIL problem?

[topher]

there's a good chance the overfilled oil has gunged the cat up, not sure if you can clean the lambda sensor up, hope you havent knackered the cat  if noone on here can suggest anything else its probably best to ring a vag specialist and ask their opinion.

as for the oil service warning, i asked the same question as you a month or two back and gave me the same instructions i gave you, worked for me so that one's got me stumped too 

[D Owen]

Thanks for your help mate - i am taking the car to a specialist on Friday hopefully they will tell me what is wrong.

How much am I looking at for a new CAT 

[topher]

About 300 notes all in for your car mate at a guess.?

edited:

just looked on eurocarparts and they're asking ?432.25 + vat for the d/pipe and cat 
if you do need a replacement, get on the phone to milltek the d/pipe cat combo for my turbo was ?385 +vat, so you get a far superior part, for much less !

[D Owen]

ok not too bad - i was expecting more.  i travel about 110 miles a day so hopefully when i take it on friday most of the oil will have been burnt off.  Fingers crossed for me 

[topher]

i think you typed that before my edit 

[D Owen]

Guys,

Bad news i am affraid - to much oil in the engine knackered my CAT, so had to replace it.

Good thing is, only cost ?170 inc VAT for d/pipe and CAT.

So let this be a lesson to us all DON NOT OVERFIL YOUR ENGINE WITH OIL.

[Sugar79]

Guys,

Bad news i am affraid - to much oil in the engine knackered my CAT, so had to replace it.

Good thing is, only cost ?170 inc VAT for d/pipe and CAT.

So let this be a lesson to us all DON NOT OVERFIL YOUR ENGINE WITH OIL.

Where did you get your cat from D Owen?