200 Quattro - warning light

[Bill Rowe]

thank you, Alex.

-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
Behalf Of Aleksander Mierzwa
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 4:00 AM
To: Ti Kan
Cc: Quattro
Subject: Re: 200 Quattro - warning light


At 17:06 00-12-17 -0800, Ti Kan wrote:

>Bill Rowe writes:
>> [ check engine light on 87 200t ]
>> low engine oil level will make that lite come on as well.
>
>Don't think so.  The check engine light is from the ECU that controls
>ignition/fuel/boost.  It doesn't know anything about engine oil levels.
>If engine oil level is low, you'll get a warning in the "auto check"
>display which is a different and separate system.

I think what he meant was that low engine oil causes lifters to tick, which
fools the knock sensor and generates 2141 code. BTDT many, many times.
--
Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
87 5KT



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