Date:         Fri, 4 Apr 2008 19:48:31 -0500
Reply-To:     Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Oil Pressure Light on-need help! (dealer cant fix it)
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Scott...so what's YOUR diagnosis?

On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 7:48 PM, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Scott...so what's YOUR diagnosis?
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 7:29 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam <
> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
> > This is amazing, and tragic too.
> > It's not that they 'can't' well maybe they are that incompetent, but
> > it's
> > probably more that newer cars in their bays are more profitable for them
> > to
> > work on, and they're afraid they'll have 20 hours into it and they would
> > hate to actually charge someone that much.
> >
> > And how on earth can a VW Dealer not know how to get a VW part ??????
> >
> > Is this in the East Coast ?
> > I was paid to consult for a customer where his vw dealer told him to
> > find a
> > used ECU to install.  I'll tell you, in the normal world, if the new
> > part is
> > $ 3,000 dollars, and they diagnose that's what you need,  they won't
> > care,
> > they'll just tell you,  you need one. So for a  VW dealer to tell
> > someone to
> > find a used ECU instead of telling them they need  say 980 dollar new
> > one,
> > is ludicrous.
> >  And how is it that they can't look up a VW part ????
> > It's rally a sad shame that people with good money that own
> > vanagons........and in this case, a low miles late model one, at the
> > supposedly 'official and expensive' place and they claim they can't fix
> > it -
> > what on earth is up with that ???
> > hell, I can fix it .  jeez......maybe they really are just plane ole
> > incompetent.  How do they sleep at night ?
> >
> > I'm still aghast - they 'think' it's the - I imagine you might mean the
> > DOPS...dynamic oil pressure system - it's a circuit in the dash, no big
> > deal.
> > Did this VW Dealer ever hear of a Bentley manual ???
> > This is about the biggest WTF I every heard of.
> > Is this a late April Fools Day joke ?
> > Maybe that's what the dealer was doing on you.
> >
> > Sorry to go on. I specialize in what 'REAL SERVICE' is - and I don't
> > mean
> > service the car, I mean actual S E R V I C E to the customer, like a nun
> > is
> > in service to god.
> >  And I find the dealers service departments don't really know anything
> > about
> > this concept at all.
> > Like telling you 'how are WE gong to get a part' .........you must be
> > joking.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> > Of
> > JR Denton
> > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 4:00 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Oil Pressure Light on-need help! (dealer cant fix it)
> >
> > Here is my story- I am buying a 91 Westy.   The current owner who is
> > very
> > conscientious and about a week ago after giving it a pre-sale test drive
> > he
> > noticed that the oil pressure light (and buzzer) came on.    While it is
> > running the oil psi light/buzzer are constantly on.   Since he gets
> > everything done at the dealer, he took it there to get them to fix it
> > prior
> > to our sale.
> >
> > Here are the particulars on the van-
> >
> > - 74K orig miles on engine- dealer check compression/head leaks/oil
> > pressure- all check out perfect
> > - The dealer has done the following:  replaced oil pressure sending
> > unit,
> > pulled the dash off and checked the interface wire harness/all
> > connections
> > to the light/etc,  checked the wiring harness
> >
> > They told him that they think it might be the "Oil pressure dynamic
> > relay"
> > to be replaced (they think)?   If this in the part- where do we get one?
> >
> > Overall, I think they are at a dead end as far as trying to fix it-
> > since
> > they probably only see 1 vanagon a year for service.    I am looking
> > some
> > ideas on what to tell the dealer to try.   Any input from the experts on
> > the
> > list would be great!
> >
> > Thanks very very much,
> >
> > Jason
> >
> >
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> Michael in San Antonio
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