major motor problem

[elf16v@juno.com (Eric L Ellis)]

Does the car smoke ay all?  If so, when...at startup, more after warm up?
 What color is the smoke?

Do the lifters tap?

The compression problem could be:
rings worn
valves not seated
valve seals worn
valve guides worn
head gasket
warped head

The reason for the oil light could be:
bad sensor
worn oil pump
wrong weight oil
low oil

Give more details and perhaps we can narrow this down.

Eric
"Good, bad...I'm the guy with the gun"
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On Tue, 22 Jan 2002 23:28:17 -0800 derrickmd18@juno.com writes:
> i have a vw scirocco 16v.  it has 175000 miles on it.  when i did a
> compression test on  it when it was cold it tested at 25psi.  but 
> when i
> got warmed up and i started to drive it the oil light comes on and 
> when i
> test it again it's at 5-9psi.  does anyone know what might be he 
> problem.
>  the bottom end isn't clicking.  do i need a oil pump or rod 
> bearings?
> 
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