RE: OXS light on and I don't know why!

[Michael Hogan <mikhogan@stic.net>]

On 84 and up Coupes (and probably your 82 as well) the OXS light is set
by a switch connected to the odometer to remind you to check/replace it.
I think it comes on after the first 60k miles.  You (or your girlfriend) 
may have coincidentally jerked the car about 60k miles since the switch
was reset.  Or perhaps the switch was already enabled but off due to a 
loose connection.

HTH
Michael Hogan
87.5 CGT


>Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 22:36:17 EDT
>From: Delt133@aol.com
>Subject: OXS light on and I don't know why!
>
>Greetings everyone,
>
>I was teaching the girlfriend how to drive stick the other night and the OXS
>light came on.  Now, I know that teaching her how to drive a stick shift
on an
>old cable clutch Audi is a particularly mean thing to do, (to her as well...)
>but I got a new clutch installed about one thousand miles ago and I thought
>both were up to it.  After a kinda harsh jackrabbit start the idiot light
came
>on.  The car has been running just fine and felt even better than usual
when I
>took it on the highway right afterward to let it relax.  I just don't get it.
>Any input would be gratefully apreciated (that light is getting rather
>annoying).  
>
>