Like John said, get the oil level down, and check the connection near the crank pulley. That is a harsh environment for the wire and connector. The sensors can also go bad. Getting it out can be interesting. You can check its operation with a bicycle pump and an ohmmeter. It should be the one that triggers at 0.9 bar. VW parts depts. often give you the wrong one and this causes a lot of unnecessary buzzing and worry. BTDT Larry A.
On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 8:34 AM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > The WBX is a bit twitchy regarding oil levels. The place to start is to > get the oil level down to between the oil level marks. I run mine at the > halfway mark down to the lower mark. Check to see that the connection at > the pressure switches are secure. The easy one to reach is the one down > by the crank pulley at the rear of the vehicle. I had problems with my > oil light/buzzer and it was the connection to the pressure switch at the > rear. > > Whee to go from there? I don't know. Maybe some of the other list > members can help here. > > Good luck. > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > > > Paul Terry wrote: > > My Oil light comes on and buzzes sometimes when I decelerate and brake. > This > > happens after the engine is warm and I've been driving a few minutes at > > sustained high speed (3800 - 4000 rpm). > > > > It quickly goes out and doesn't come on again until I decelerate and > almost > > stop. This happened a year ago on a long trip and caused me some > concern, > > but hasn't happened since. Is this anything to worry about? > > > > > > > > The oil seems a little over the max level. Could this be the cause? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > PAUL > > > > > > > |
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