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Offline forzanerazzurri

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motorway driving
« on: 25 November 2003, 07:14 »
i take good care of my GTI and just got the oil changed maybe a month back,  the level is fine,  but when i do about 90 MPH even for as little as 3 mins on the motorway my oil light comes on,  my oil light has beenreliable in the past and never come on unnecessarily BUT started to come on recently at 90
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Re:motorway driving
« Reply #1 on: 25 November 2003, 07:58 »
How old is the engine and what oil are you using?
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Re:motorway driving
« Reply #2 on: 25 November 2003, 08:02 »
180000 KM and quaker state
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Re:motorway driving
« Reply #3 on: 25 November 2003, 08:04 »
U sure its the oil light. Some people mistake the oil light for the water temp light ???
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Re:motorway driving
« Reply #4 on: 25 November 2003, 08:06 »
lol of  course the oil light, it buzzes and is by the oil can,  the water tem light is in the middle of the gauge..correect?
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Re:motorway driving
« Reply #5 on: 25 November 2003, 08:13 »
lol cool

happend to me once coz I didnt read the dash lights properly  :D

Is there enough oil in the engine? Any oil leaks?
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Re:motorway driving
« Reply #6 on: 25 November 2003, 08:20 »
yes the oil level is quite fine, leaks?  i sometimes have drops under the engine butnothign major
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Re:motorway driving
« Reply #7 on: 25 November 2003, 12:54 »
there must be something partially blocking the oil lift in the sump

it allows enough oil thru at low revs but there is'nt enough getting thru at constant high rpm's

only thing to do is drain it, take the sump of and clean it all out
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Re:motorway driving
« Reply #8 on: 25 November 2003, 20:08 »
Faulty oil pressure switch possibly.
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Re:motorway driving
« Reply #9 on: 25 November 2003, 23:22 »
Motorways, what are they?
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