[V8] Report from the Front: no surprises

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Roger, I would check for broken wires on the engine side of the harness. 
Mine started doing the same exact thing after a thorough engine degreasing 
using a pressure washer. I haven't had a chance to chase mine down yet, but 
have replaced both the sender and oil pump with new units from Audi back 
when I was chasing  down a less than 5 bar issue I was having ( it was the 
sender BTW) I do have a spare cluster I could try, but like I said above, I 
suspect its a broken/shorted wire given the timing in which the problem 
occurred. just my .02. Allan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger Woodbury" <rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com>
To: "'Ed Kellock'" <ekellock at gmail.com>
Cc: "'V8 Audi Fans'" <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: [V8] Report from the Front: no surprises


> Any obvious cure?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ed Kellock [mailto:ekellock at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 12:09 PM
> To: rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com
> Cc: V8 Audi Fans
> Subject: Re: [V8] Report from the Front: no surprises
>
> I believe the oil pressure gauge is an anomoly in the instrument
> cluster circuit board assembly.
>
> Ed
>
> On 5/7/08, Roger Woodbury <rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com> wrote:
>> Well I just got back from the wrench with the new V8.  NO real surprises.
>> We made a list of the things that will need to be corrected, and will
> begin
>> the process next week.  The issues are those mostly expected in a V8 with
>> 62,000 miles.
>>
>> We pulled the left side cam cover and found that the belt has NOT been
>> changed.  Everything inside is original, although the belt is in fine
>> condition and will last another ten thousand miles or more most likely.
> We
>> will do the timing belt service first, next week.
>>
>> The left side valve cover gasket is leaking and the right side far less
> so.
>> Corrected next week.
>>
>> The oil pressure sender is funky...or else there is something else funky
> in
>> the oil pressure line.  The gauge goes all the way to the right and stays
>> there when the key is turned, regardless of whether the engine is running
> or
>> not. I noticed this for the first time when I started up this morning,
>> having not driven the car more than a mile or two since I got back here
> with
>> it on Saturday.
>>
>> The right front outer universal cover is torn, and we will replace it, 
>> the
>> front brakes, sway bar bushings, tie rods and tires in the fall.  Along
> with
>> an alignment, the car will be ready then for winter.
>>
>> It is clear that there will be a need for some brake lines at some point
> as
>> corrosion is present on most of them, normal for a car that has seen some
>> winter driving in its life.  Not severe enough to worry about at this
> point,
>> but I'll bet that at around 30,000 miles of use this process will begin,
>> assuming that I drive the car through the winter exclusively.
>>
>> So, all in all, not bad.  The car looks great, and for the price plus
> these
>> relatively small items, the car will be set for another 60K with only
>> routine maintenance.
>>
>> My wife thinks the car looks good on me.  That helps.
>>
>> Roger
>>
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