[V8] Oil Can Light

[cobram at juno.com]

This is not that common a problem on the V8Q, at least no more common
than on any other VAG product.  There are 3 oil info sensors, one for the
pressure gauge (sender), one for the temp gauge  and one for the low
pressure warning (switch.)  Sounds like the oil pressure switch is
defective or has a loose connection.  Good news is that the switch is a
common one, less than $5 from most sources.

BCNU,
http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
I live on a one-way street that's also a dead end. I'm not sure how I got
here, or how I'm going to get out.
 
"Brice Warnick" <brice2006 at msn.com> writes:
> I am new to common problems with the V8.
> I got a 1990 pearl some months back with 120,000 and in excellent 
> shape.
> The oil can light on the dash comes on intermittingly. There is 
> plenty of oil as I changed it myself and no leaks and the oil 
> pressure gauge seems to work fine which would seem to rule out the 
> oil pressure switch.
> Is it a fault in the cluster?
> I have heard that this is a common problem.
> My main car for the last 10 years has been my pearl 200TQ20V which 
> has only 126,000.
> In the last 6 months I have also acquired a black on black 95 S6 
> with 122,000 which I am still learning about but is closely akin to 
> my 200. The V8 is almost totally foreign to me.