Re: Oil Light

["Allyn" <amalventano1@home.com>]

Greg,
I'm sorry to say, but the buzzing is coming from your cluster. there is a
buzzer in there to go with the light.
Also, there is absolutely no wires anywhere in the steering column that have
anything to do with that light.
Something as simple as a bent oil pickup can cause oil starvation without
low oil level.
You guys gotta trust me on this one, i lost my first scirocco because of
this exact problem.
Al

Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
87 Rieger GTO Scirocco 16v (daily driver, 170k, rocco #6) running - for now
87 Jetta 8v Wolfsburg 2dr (daily driver, 260k, 0 rattles, original clutch,
driveshafts, wheels :)

----- 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 6:56 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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