[V8] Check engine light, OXS light, and "brake" light

[Tim Hollister]

lol now I ran the v8 out of fuel the day I brought it home <fuel guage didnt work> and it took 21
gal to fill it. now I have driven to the last red line and it still runs BUT I am hightailing it
for a gas station at that point.

--- Ingo Rautenberg <i.rautenberg at waratap.com> wrote:

> Funny -- it also is the "I'm running out of fuel" light and my mileage will
> suck wind thereafter until you reset me light ;-)
> 
> Kinda along the line of "How much fuel do you have left in your tank when
> you hit the last red line?" question.  Dunno, guess you'd have to drain the
> tank to find out, 'cause you'll have run out of useable fuel before you hit
> that last line.  And when you do run out of gas, good luck trying to fill up
> with more than 18.8 gallons (at least on the '93)...
> 
> Ingo
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Carter Johnson" <carterjohnson3 at yahoo.com>
> To: <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 5:54 PM
> Subject: [V8] Check engine light, OXS light, and "brake" light
> 
> 
> >
> > You can add one to that list of "brake" lights - mine comes on when the
> engine gets too warm.  No joke.  As soon as some air flows through again, it
> goes right off.  I may have partially solved the check engine light, as well
> (and figure this one out...) but no nasty notes - I was 2 quarts down on oil
> (for various reasons - it goes through quite a bit) - refilled and the light
> went off, came back on a few times, but was mostly off on the ~50 mile ride
> home.
> >
> > So, add oil level to the "check engine" light list.
> >
> > Which begs the question, what does the Oil light do?
> >
> > Apparently, I'm an idiot as well - I thought there was an OXS light that I
> saw, but now that Tony mentioned it, that must be a recollection from
> driving the GT (which I haven't done in a long time....)
> >
> > I'm scared.
> >
> > I do like the part of the manual that tells you that on Canadian models,
> if the "brake" light comes on, you may need to replace all of the wiring
> connections.
> >
> > Thoughtful, Audi is.
> >
> > Carter
> >
> >
> > W. Carter Johnson
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