Low Oil Pressure Mystery
Cody Forbes
cody at 5000tq.com
Fri Jul 1 14:25:05 PDT 2011
I can not recall if the pump comes with one.
-Cody
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From: "Douglas Fifield" <douglas.fifield at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 5:18 PM
To: "Dave" <dave.eaton at clear.net.nz>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Subject: Re: Low Oil Pressure Mystery
> Guys, I did not see the screen myself. I am going on the word of my
> wrench who is quite knowledgeable. Does the screen get replaced when
> the oil pump is replaced?
>
> D.
>
> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Dave <dave.eaton at clear.net.nz> wrote:
>> is the baffle ok?
>>
>> dave
>> '08 rs6 avant
>> '04 allroad tdi
>>
>> On 2/07/11 7:00 AM, Douglas Fifield <douglas.fifield at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>Hedz,
>>>
>>>Patient is an 01 A4 1.8T belonging to my GF. The car was bought used
>>>with about 80K on the clock. It has been throwing low oil pressure
>>>warnings for some time. Car needs to be completely warmed up and the
>>>warning light flickers on periodically for a few seconds and goes off
>>>- usually when going uphill.
>>>
>>>We dropped the pan expecting to find signs of sludge, but did not.
>>>What we did find were small, bright, non-magnetic shavings. We
>>>theorized that the shavings were being sucked up against the intake
>>>screen and reducing the oil flow. Cleaned everything out and buttoned
>>>up the car. Problem was not fixed.
>>>
>>>Pulled the valve cover thinking that if aluminum was flaking off
>>>somewhere, that was the likely place. All cam bearings look good. No
>>>sign of wear.
>>>
>>>The engine sounds good. No knocks or other unusual sounds.
>>>Compression is good. We are puzzled. Next step is to replace the oil
>>>pump. Still no idea of where the shavings might have come from.
>>>
>>>What does the collective wisdom of the list say?
>>
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