Re: 4K oil light/buzzer

[Michael Crutchfield <mc4956@xx.acs.appstate.edu>]

On Tue, 21 Feb 1995, gund wrote:

> I am curious about the reliablity of the oil light/buzzer on the dash of my
> 87 4k. The reason I ask is that it was going off intermittedly during a
> short drive on the freeway(approx. 45 minutes). It buzzed for less then a
> second after about 5 minutes of driving and then off and on after a 20
> minute stop(engine shut off) when we were on the freeway again. The Bar and
> temp guages said everything was fine. Anyone have some help on this? Thanks
> in advance.
> 
> Chad
> shepherd.31@osu.edu
> 
> 
Chad, so glad to know that I am not the only one with the problem. My
d--n oil light/buzzer goes off quite often. It seems to be a short somewhere
in the circuit for me. It curious that the buzzer can be 'shook' from buzzing
sometimes by hitting the brakes hard or rounding a sharp curve. 
Additionally my water temp light will come on and stay on for long periods,
though it thankfully isn't accompanied by the 'buzz' that can drive you 
crazy. I too question the reliabilty of the so called 'idiot lights', as
my gauges usually report that all is well under the hood. Perhaps it 
could be something in the in-dash module. Best of luck and keep me posted on
any fixes you may come across. I'm sure some techie out there has fixed the
problems that Chad and I speak of. You can't understandd how helpful your
advice may be until you have experienced this buzzing for yourself.
Thanks!

Michael
1984 Coupe GT (sorry, it's not a quattro)