Clocks

[Mat]

Right, for more than a year now my oil light comes on everytime i start the engine and hit abour 1500rpm. Once i've stayed about 1500rpm for about 10secs it stays on and constantly flashes until i turn the car off.

Now I have gotten used to this over the last year or so, but it does do my head in a little when people ask "why is it beepin?"

Anyway, when it 1st happened I took it to my regular mechanic, we checked levels, pressure, signs of leaks etc. Nothing wrong what so ever!

So they gave Autoworld a call. They said "yeah the clock go after about 5 year s or so, he'll need new clocks!" so my mechanic asked how much, to which the respose was "around £500 plus fittin!"

WTF!!! They takin the piss!?!?

So this is why I still have the oil light flashin everytime i go somewhere.


Anyway, just wondered if anyone else has experienced this problem and if so is there a way round it? A fuse that could be removed (although there may be more than the oil sensor on that particular fuse), wires snipped? Anything at all?

 

[Black TDI Turbo]

Try ebay there have been a few sets of clocks going for them recently bout £50-100 i think.

 

[acidstrato]

never, ever heard that....and you ain't the only one with 5 year old clocks

 

[Forbez]

me neither, you sure it's the oil light?

 

[Mat]

Yeah I'm sure. Oh and also the Engine Management light is constantly on. Again, my local mechanic checked that and did a diagnosis and nothing appears to be wrong!

It's the clock, they are truley ****ed! Like I said, Autoworld want 500 of the queens english pounds to sort it!!!

 

[Black TDI Turbo]

Did he use vagcom to diagnose it as if the enginemanagement light is on it should flag a code.

 

[acidstrato]

Yeah I'm sure. Oh and also the Engine Management light is constantly on. Again, my local mechanic checked that and did a diagnosis and nothing appears to be wrong!

It's the clock, they are truley ****ed! Like I said, Autoworld want 500 of the queens english pounds to sort it!!!

i'd get a 2nd opinion...by someone who knows these cars and not someone who thinks they do

if the CEL is on then i bet its not the clocks, even if it was though, 500quid is a joke

 

[__B3NNY__]

If it is the clocks (which i doubt) as above source some from ebay and then get the milage transferd these services are also avaliable on ebay. I had to do the same for my mk2 cupra cost me about £100 tops all in. Easy enough to fit yourself too.

David.

 

[Mat]

cheers dude. and thanks to all other suggestions. much appreciated!