Re: Oil Light

["Craig Williams" <roccolister@hotmail.com>]

Greg,

Now that you mention the buzzing, I seem to remember an inherent problem
with the Scirocco's oil buzzer warning. I thought htis was isolated to the
16V model, but I could be wrong. I know that Shannon has had a lot of
experience with this, and may even have a write up about it on his web page.

http://www.scirocco16v.com/

-- Craig

----- Original Message -----
From: '84 Scirocco <scirocco@macslut.org>
To: Craig Williams <roccolister@hotmail.com>; Jason VW
<scirocco_16v@hotmail.com>; <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: Oil Light


> I disagree with  you totally.  I check my oil often, and my car loses
almost
> none between oil changes, so I know the level is fine.  Also, on the
> occasions that my oil light does come on, I hear a 'buzzing' noise from my
> column.  I KNOW there is a short in there somewhere - in fact I wailed on
> the column once cause I was mad and the light went off :-)
>
> Greg
>
>
>
>
> On 11/5/01 17:24, "Craig Williams" <roccolister@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Guys,
> >
> > This isn't good. It has nothing to do with a short in your steering
column,
> > it's your motor being starved of oil. You are probably a little low on
oil
> > and when you corner hard (a right turn probably) the oil in your pan
sloshes
> > so far over, that your oil pump is momentarily starved.
> >
> > What to do about this? First and most important...check your oil level.
If
> > it's low, top it off or do an oil change. Second, install a baffled oil
pan
> > or a windage tray. I know that my 2.0 16V VW motor comes stock with on
of
> > these, albeit a plastic clip-on variety, but it does the trick.
> >
> > Good luck -- Craig Williams
> > 1981 Scirocco S 2008cc 16V (As seen in 01-2001 Sport Compact Car) 15.114
@
> > 91 MPH
> > 1991 Passat Wagon 2.0 16V (For Wife & Son)
> > 2000 Saab Viggen (20 psi, Turbo charged monster)15.047 @ 94 MPH
> > Northern California, USA
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Jason VW <scirocco_16v@hotmail.com>
> > To: <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 2:03 PM
> > Subject: Oil Light
> >
> >> I know this is never a good sign, but my oil light pops on every once
in a
> >> while.  now i know that "Once in a While" is never fixable, but it
seems
> > to
> >> come on under hard turning.  any one else have this kind of problem?
oil
> >> level is good, the pump could be going (223K miles) or it just could be
a
> >> bad relay.  nothing is hard to fix, but i just wanted to see if this
> > happens
> >> to anyone else.
> >>
> >> thanks
> >> jason
> >>
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