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MK7 OIL LIGHT

Postby rmorter » Fri May 27, 2022 5:40 pm

MK7 transit, oil light comes on and off.
changed oil and filter 7 days ago done 160 miles since and now its come back on again, oil is still full

oil pressure is sitting around 28psi
I believe it should be 30-35 psi
any help would be appreciated
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Re: MK7 OIL LIGHT

Postby knobby1 » Fri May 27, 2022 9:49 pm

rmorter wrote:MK7 transit, oil light comes on and off.
changed oil and filter 7 days ago done 160 miles since and now its come back on again, oil is still full

oil pressure is sitting around 28psi
I believe it should be 30-35 psi
any help would be appreciated


Min oil pressure at idle when warm is only ~18-20 psi or so. Faulty switch maybe..??

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Re: MK7 OIL LIGHT

Postby rmorter » Fri May 27, 2022 10:10 pm

That oil pressure was from cold I left it a few hours before testing it
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Re: MK7 OIL LIGHT

Postby knobby1 » Sat May 28, 2022 9:45 am

rmorter wrote:That oil pressure was from cold I left it a few hours before testing it


If your oil light is coming on at ~28psi, your switch must be faulty.

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