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Re: 4K oil light/buzzer
Did you get my posting earlier this week on this??? On a possible cause
and cure? (Or at least what I found on my car!?) Maybe I didnt send it
right! Let me know!
Bob
On Wed, 22 Feb 1995, Michael Crutchfield wrote:
>
>
> 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)
>
>
>
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