flashing oil light

[Livolsi, Stephane]

Ummmm.... I think I may have missed a quantum leap in warning light
technology at some point.

All of my experience with oil warning lights (various makes/models) have
been 'If it's on when the engine is running - shut the engine off NOW, and
maybe you didn't do TOO much damage'

Is it different for this engine?

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> From: 	David.Ullrich at ferguson.com[SMTP:David.Ullrich at ferguson.com]
> Sent: 	June 11, 2002 12:40 PM
> To: 	quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: 	(no subject)
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> At idle the oil light flashes when cold and stays on when warm on my CGT
> with the 2.3 NG engine. I'm thinking slightly low oil pressure when warn,
> but cannot confirm it as I have no oil pressure gauge. Anyway,  it appears
> to idle somewhere around 700-800 RPM (1-2  bars on the digi gauge). If I
> just bump up the idle a touch, the light goes out. I know the ECU is
> supposed to control the idle on the NG engine, but in my case if I close
> the idle screw all the way, it idles closer to 500-600 and idles rough, so
> I've opened the screw a tad. Should I open it a tad more to get the oil
> light to go out or am I just being paranoid? Any thoughts on why it won't
> run right with the idle screw closed all the way?
>
> Dave
>
> Too Many Toys:
> 2002 VW Jetta GLS 1.8T Tiptronic
> 1993 RX-7 R1
> 1987.5 Audi Coupe GT "Special Build" 2.3 - Anthracite Black
> 1985 Chevy Impala SS
> Former:
> 1981 Audi 4000 5+5
> 1982 Audi Coupe
> 1988 Audi 90 Quattro
> 1998 VW Passat GLS 1.8T
>
>
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