2000 A6 Oil Warning light LONG)

[Dave K.]

There is no way to tell until the car reaches the additional 20k.
I recommend that your boss express his concern and have it documented
somehow.  If the car is under warranty he might have a chance if the engine
goes TU.
I agree that the engine is likely fine but ...

Dave K.
'90 CQ


----- Original Message -----
From: "Chander Balakrishnan" <balakrishnan3 at attbi.com>
To: "Quattro List" <quattro at audifans.com>
Cc: "Chander BP BP" <balakrc at bp.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 11:14 PM
Subject: 2000 A6 Oil Warning light LONG)


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> Fellow listers:  My boss bought a new Audi A6 about 2 + years ago.  He
> purchased it partly based on my wonderful experience with my 1987 5kcsq
> sedan and 1990 200 tqw.  Recently the Oil warning light has been acting up
> in his car.  The car has 48k miles on it (his wife drives it to the
college
> where she teaches, about 65 miles roundtrip every day).
>
> Now here are the symptoms:  The car behaves just fine until the engine is
> fully warmed up, and when the car speed goes down (like coming off a
highway
> and driving on city streets) the Oil warning light comes on (the light
with
> the oil can picture on it) along with a very loud buzzer that can scare
most
> people.  It goes off after the car has been running at the lower speed for
a
> little while.  But yesterday, it did not go off for a few minutes.
>
> The car does not have an oil pressure gauge, and the oil temperature
reading
> is normal.  Audi said that the pressure sensor was the likely culprit, and
> have changed it twice.  Today they called him and told him that when they
> took the pan off, they discovered that an o-ring was bad in the oil
pumping
> system and have replaced it.  The problem now seems to have gone away.
>
> My boss's concern is that the engine might have suffered some damage due
to
> lack of oil in the past when the light came on, and that the problem might
> manifest itself 20k or more miles later when there is no warranty
protection
> for the car.  My own sense is that Audi engines are usually over designed
> and that he should not be concerned about damage to his car's engine.  I
> would appreciate comments from anyone who might had a similar experience
> with their car.  Thanks.
>
> Chander
> 1987 Audi 5kcsq SJM
> 1988 Jetta
> 1990 Audi 200 TQW
> 2003 Jetta TDI wagon
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