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Re: [T3] oil light flicker?!
<x-html><!x-stuff-for-pete base="" src="" id="0" charset="iso-8859-1/macintosh"><div>that is helpful!!!</div>
<div>yes, just at idle is when the flickering occurs.<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 7:55 AM, Dave Hall <<a href="mailto:dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk";>dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">I assume (and hope) the oil light is only flickering at idle.<br><br>Was the air temp high? That would make the oil thinner and with bearings worn the idle oil pressure can get low enough for the light to flicker.<br>
<br>What grade of oil was used? Sometimes too heavy a grade can make things run hotter - with my 92,000 mile engine I find 20-50 will tend to cause oil light flicker after a 70mph drive, until things cool a bit, while straight 30 grade seems OK (certainly with outside temp around 70F - don't get too many days here when it's over 80F).<br>
<br>For a worn engine, VW say it's perfectly acceptable for the oil-light to flicker at idle, as long as it goes off again when not idling.<br><br>The fresh oil gets dirty again quite quickly - unless you have a full-flow oil filter (I hear).<br>
<br>Dave.<br>UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club<br><a href="http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/"; target="_blank">http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/</a><br>------<br>----- Original Message ----- From: "JM" <<a href="mailto:emailjohnmorgan@gmail.com"; target="_blank">emailjohnmorgan@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: <<a href="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org"; target="_blank">type3@vwtype3.org</a>><br>Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 5:09 AM<br>Subject: [T3] oil light flicker?!<br><br><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">so i just took my<br><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">70 fback<br></blockquote><br>in for a full maintenance<br>...family owned biz, very reputable...all vws...been there before.<br>
...points, plugs, fuel hose replaced, fuel filter, vc gasket, drain plate<br>gasket, 3 qts oil,<br><br>when i took it home after running at over 70 mph...oil light started to<br>flicker..<br>checked oil...level good, but black...<br>
today, no oil light, smokey when started, then fine...no more smoke...no<br>light. no flickering<br><br>...then, coming home no oil light...<br>then flickering oil light...only at idle.<br>when i accelerate and GO...light no longer flickers.<br>
<br>i know too much oil is just as bad as too little.<br>can anyone help out a helpless newbie.<br><br>thanks!<br>debating taking back to the shop...45 minutes away...and cant do until<br>friday. car is parked until then.<br>
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