Oil pressure problems: what's happening?? Any advice?
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Oil pressure problems: what's happening?? Any advice?
Ok, so I'm driving along, two days after my 20K mile service (though I guess I'm really only at 18K but still). All of a sudden the Dripping Oil Can picture comes on in the notification space on the instrument panel. The left panel button says "check oil pressure". Also, the oil temp. gauge drops to Cold (this is after a half an hour of driving) and then goes back up to normal after about 30 seconds.
I figure, hm, something's wrong, and the following morning come back to the dealer. The first thing they say is, oh, must be an instrument panel problem. I don't really believe them, but they think that since the gauge is going down it must be that. So they take the car in, and of course replace the instrument panel (my dealer's answer to every car problem).
They keep and drive it overnight, and sure enough the problem resurfaces. So they call the Audi hotline and the techs there tell them to check/clean the contacts to the sensors. Which they do and are now totally sure that it should work. I get the car back and, lo and behold, the problem's still appearing.
Now, obviously I'm going to take the car back in and have them work on it some more. However, I'm wondering if anyone else has seen the same thing happen to them, and if so, what was it? How did you (or your dealer) resolve it?
I figure, hm, something's wrong, and the following morning come back to the dealer. The first thing they say is, oh, must be an instrument panel problem. I don't really believe them, but they think that since the gauge is going down it must be that. So they take the car in, and of course replace the instrument panel (my dealer's answer to every car problem).
They keep and drive it overnight, and sure enough the problem resurfaces. So they call the Audi hotline and the techs there tell them to check/clean the contacts to the sensors. Which they do and are now totally sure that it should work. I get the car back and, lo and behold, the problem's still appearing.
Now, obviously I'm going to take the car back in and have them work on it some more. However, I'm wondering if anyone else has seen the same thing happen to them, and if so, what was it? How did you (or your dealer) resolve it?
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Mine was the other way 'round. First the temp gauge was erratic, then the oil light started to come on at idle.
New cluster had no effect, although it saved me having to clean the blasted thing ;-)
Replacing the Temp sensor did the trick. Something about the temp and oil sensor sharing a common ground was muttered. Part number (at least for a Y2K 180): 078919501B
Too bad the Audi tech line folks don't read the forum. I'm not the first, and probably not the last to have this problem. Those Inst. clusters have to cost some money!
New cluster had no effect, although it saved me having to clean the blasted thing ;-)
Replacing the Temp sensor did the trick. Something about the temp and oil sensor sharing a common ground was muttered. Part number (at least for a Y2K 180): 078919501B
Too bad the Audi tech line folks don't read the forum. I'm not the first, and probably not the last to have this problem. Those Inst. clusters have to cost some money!
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Just an FYI . . .
the temp gauge opposite the fuel gauge is not oil temp, but instead is water temp, as in radiator temperature. The TT does not have an oil temp gauge of any kind.
Just curious, but have you yourself checked your oil level? You can also double check your water tmep to see if the gauge is faulty. You need to do the following:
1. Turn on your a/c control to Auto.
2. Press the recirculate button, which is the circle arrow on the left side of the a/c controls. At the same motion click te up arrow on the right side. Basically press and hold the recirculate and click the up arrow.
3. Once you do this properly you will see a 1C in the LCD screen.
4. Use the right dial to move through the numbers until you see 49C. Once 49C is on the screen press the recirculate button and you will see Water Temp in *C. The normal temp reading is 90*C, but can read as high as 105*C under normal operation.
What does yours show? Let me know. If it shows around 90*C under normal driving then your cluster is either at fault or something else sending the cluster is faulty.
Just curious, but have you yourself checked your oil level? You can also double check your water tmep to see if the gauge is faulty. You need to do the following:
1. Turn on your a/c control to Auto.
2. Press the recirculate button, which is the circle arrow on the left side of the a/c controls. At the same motion click te up arrow on the right side. Basically press and hold the recirculate and click the up arrow.
3. Once you do this properly you will see a 1C in the LCD screen.
4. Use the right dial to move through the numbers until you see 49C. Once 49C is on the screen press the recirculate button and you will see Water Temp in *C. The normal temp reading is 90*C, but can read as high as 105*C under normal operation.
What does yours show? Let me know. If it shows around 90*C under normal driving then your cluster is either at fault or something else sending the cluster is faulty.
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