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Old May 16th 04, 05:19 PM
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Default 84 quattro oil buzzer

Hi all...

I have an 84 Quattro, about 172,000 miles on it. This morning I started it
up and went out and noticed that the oil light would come on and a warning
buzzer sounded when I was changing gears (5 speed). Thinking it needed oil,
I went back home but the level was fine and went out again. It seems that at
4500 rpm, any gear, the oil light comes on and the buzzer sounds. What is
wrong?

TIA
Rush


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Old May 16th 04, 09:08 PM
The Al Bundy
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" > wrote
ink.net...
> Hi all...
>
> I have an 84 Quattro, about 172,000 miles on it. This morning I started it
> up and went out and noticed that the oil light would come on and a warning
> buzzer sounded when I was changing gears (5 speed). Thinking it needed

oil,
> I went back home but the level was fine and went out again. It seems that

at
> 4500 rpm, any gear, the oil light comes on and the buzzer sounds. What is
> wrong?
>
> TIA
> Rush
>


Sounds like a bad oil pump. With a high RPM the pump cannot keep up the oil
pressure so the warning light comes on. Or it is simply a half broken
pressure sensor...

Al



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Old May 17th 04, 03:24 AM
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Thanks Al,
that is what I thought, gonna take in tomorrow...
TIA

"The Al Bundy" > wrote in message
...
> " > wrote
> ink.net...
> > Hi all...
> >
> > I have an 84 Quattro, about 172,000 miles on it. This morning I started

it
> > up and went out and noticed that the oil light would come on and a

warning
> > buzzer sounded when I was changing gears (5 speed). Thinking it needed

> oil,
> > I went back home but the level was fine and went out again. It seems

that
> at
> > 4500 rpm, any gear, the oil light comes on and the buzzer sounds. What

is
> > wrong?
> >
> > TIA
> > Rush
> >

>
> Sounds like a bad oil pump. With a high RPM the pump cannot keep up the

oil
> pressure so the warning light comes on. Or it is simply a half broken
> pressure sensor...
>
> Al
>
>
>



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Old May 17th 04, 02:36 PM
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Looked this morning at the wiring and lo and behold the wire was severed...
I have a pack rat problem and every night open the hood and put a light in
the engine compartment, well it looks like down where the High pressure
sensor is still fine for them. They have eaten the wiring in several places
already, I should have thought of that before. Someone told me they like the
salts in certain plastic.


 




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