Re: dual sender question

[Brett Van Sprewenburg <brett@netacc.net>]

Not only was the correct sender replaced, but was the correct pole of
the dual pressure sender used?  There's usually a tiny engraved
pressure range on the senders, written in bar.  Look at the one you
took off, and match it to the correct pole on the new one.

==Brett



>Did you replace the correct sender?  VWs use 2 oil pressure senders, one
>turns the light on when it's grounded the other turns the light on when it's
>an open circuit.  On the 8v one is on the head, the other is by the oil
>filter, I think it's different on the 16v though.  Not sure which one the
>Audi sender uses, but try switching it with the other oil sender and see if
>that works.
>
>Kenneth
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mr.Eddy" <eperson@students.uiuc.edu>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2001 3:10 PM
>Subject: dual sender question
>
>
> > In preparation for the installation of a 3-guage panel from an Audi, I
> > installed a dual pressure sender today, along with a new temp. sender.
> > Since i havent got the guages installed yet, i just hooked up the old
> > pressure warning light wire to the dual sender and left the other post
> > open.  Now the oil light flashes constantly.  Does the guage wire need to
> > be hooked up as well for the light to go off?  Or did i just get a bad
> > sender again.  The sender is off of a Audi 4k quattro, and i believe it is
> > a 5 bar sender.  I had the same problem last fall with the oil light after
> > i intalled a different sender out of another Audi.
> > What's the deal?
> >
> > Eric Person
> > 86.5 16v

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