Low oil pressure?

mr_cool

Active Member
Oct 5, 2008
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Scotland
My oil pressure light was randomly beeping/flashing every so often, it could go fine for a few of days no issues then randomly come on.

I changed the oil pressure switch & oil/filter. It was perfect for about a week+ then today whilst driving through town it came on a couple of times.

Im not sure what my next step should be now? Could the oil pump be failing? :confused: Easy to change?

Cheers
Leon 1.4 135k
 
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CupraMVR

Awesome GTi Technician
Oct 19, 2006
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Crewe Cheshire
yea sounds the same too me.oil pick up is blocked.need the sump off n a new pick up pipe think they cost about 10 quid.then some sealent too re seal the sump back on.
 

mr_cool

Active Member
Oct 5, 2008
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Scotland
So sump off and change the pickup pipe. Can it just be cleared out?

How hard is it to change the pump, can it just be done from within the sump
 

Muttley

Catch that diesel!
Mar 17, 2006
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North Kent
Oil pump on these engines surrounds the crankshaft at the cambelt end of the block. Removal requires removing the cambelt pinion first, as well as the sump.

Oil pickup pipe is accessible from the sump, can be removed for proper cleaning out.
 
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