tinsman 0 Posted January 15, 2004 every once and a wheil my oil light comes on as soon as i start driving and it makes a really loud beep for at most 5 min then shuts off. does any one have this problem. i have no idea what it is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rico 0 Posted January 15, 2004 have you checked your oil level or changed it recently? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tinsman 0 Posted January 15, 2004 yea the oil is fine... check it every time that happens. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rico 0 Posted January 15, 2004 could be a faulty switch on the oil cooler other than that i dont know! sorry. prob not much help. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aposegil 0 Posted January 15, 2004 it can also be ur oil pump is showing first signs of giving up :( i would get the oil pressure tested on the engine Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supercharged_devil 0 Posted January 15, 2004 I had this prob a while back and at first I changed the oil pressure switch which sorted it, then a month later the same again, so changed the oil pump and its been fine ever since... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tinsman 0 Posted January 15, 2004 how much is a new oil pump? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZeroK66 0 Posted January 20, 2004 Deffo sounds like the pump... wouldnt drive it if I were you. Pump is easy enough to change, maybe £40 new and you will need a new sump gasket. Shouldnt take a garage more than an hour to change, so not pricey. If you feel confident doing it, go for it. 10 odd bolts on the sump (Obviously drop the oil first). Two bolts holding the pump in place, pull it down, put the new pump in place. New gasket on the sump, fit the sump back, new oil & filter and away you go. Not a bad idea to replace the pump even if it is just the switch, not worth giving it a miss just incase it is weak. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZeroK66 0 Posted January 20, 2004 PS: Ensure if you do go ahead you fill the oil pump with oil before fitting it. You may want to consider putting grease in the two cogs to ensure it gets up oil pressure nice and quick when you start it. If dry it will take forever to get pressure up and could cause damage. :roll: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ja32953 0 Posted January 20, 2004 well,..mine has been beeping for about two years,..lol..and i just did a block swap on my g60,...still beeps,...lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted January 20, 2004 PS: Ensure if you do go ahead you fill the oil pump with oil before fitting it. You may want to consider putting grease in the two cogs to ensure it gets up oil pressure nice and quick when you start it. If dry it will take forever to get pressure up and could cause damage. :roll: Also, you'll need to buy the sump baffle that is attached to the oil pump pickup 'cos it WILL break if you try and remove it from the original pump... :roll: It's about £12 from VAG and is soooooo worth doing... I got a genuine pump from VAG and I think it was just under £90 + the baffle... :? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted January 20, 2004 I don't know about SLCs but my VR6 hasn't got a sump baffle. It wasn't there when I dropped the sump at Stealth and no sign on one being there in the past. Maybe 6 litres of oil is enough to not need one? I've never had the oil buzzer come on during hard cornering but thinking about it.....bores 1 and 6 go first on the VR, so I'm thinking....oil surge, bores 1 and 6 would be the first to get hit with a pressure lost on left and right handers.....have I sussed the infamous "1 & 6" mystery? This is of course assuming the VR lubes the bores by crank throw and not piston crown jets like on the valver? Also....what chunky diesel type pumps would fit on the G60 or VR or do they already have hefty pumps? I've always felt pressure at idle is too low on the VR and 16V...and here's a little story for you (yawn!)....VW planned to fit an oil pressure guage as standard to the MK2 16V but the pressure was embarrassingly low so they didn't bother! K Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted January 20, 2004 Ooops, I hadn't realised that you were all on about VRs/SLCs... :oops: The baffle I mentioned is for a G60 engine... :roll: The G60 (PG) also has the jets to cool the piston crowns, and the standard oil pump is supposed to be hefty enough for all road use applications, which is why I fitted a new VAG one, not an upgraded one... 8) *note to self, READ the first post before replying...* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted January 20, 2004 Ooops, I hadn't realised that you were all on about VRs/SLCs... :oops: The baffle I mentioned is for a G60 engine... :roll: The G60 (PG) also has the jets to cool the piston crowns, and the standard oil pump is supposed to be hefty enough for all road use applications, which is why I fitted a new VAG one, not an upgraded one... 8) *note to self, READ the first post before replying...* Cool, I suspeced VW would be wise enough to fit a decent pump to the G60, I'm also assuming the VR's must be man enough too as it has 12 lifters to fill and pressurise the upper chain tensioner. I just thought CrazyMarcel's nice new VDO guage looked a little low on the old pressure! Don't worry about not reading the top thread. I assumed we were talking G60 too! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tinsman 0 Posted January 20, 2004 ok question that might seem annoying but im gonna try to finsish my oil beep problem. As some of u may know i am only 16. im not planning on fixing this my self, and im not very sure what to do when i do take it somewhere. Im guessing i take it to a garage and then just tell them whats happening? im afraid they may not have the knowledge that most of u guys on the forum have and wont be able to help me. im sorry in advance if this seems annoying. but please leave comments or anything help full. thanks TJ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KARMANN 0 Posted January 22, 2004 they would start off buy testing the pressure then changing the switch then pumps etc nodoubt-just tell them wat uv told us.iv put too new switches in mine inside a yr,so dont be surprised if thats all it is.but as aposegil and zerok66 said its def worth while getting the pumps changed!! iv got the 16v so not the best person to follow.should imagine vr is much the same. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tinsman 0 Posted January 22, 2004 wow.. what a great forum. thanks everyone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
