S4 - Oil Worries

[stark]

Red oil management light came on in DIS yesterday morn with 3 beeps, checked oil level - was hovvering around min.. this was topped up later in the day with the same long life oil used by Audi. However the same thing happened when i started the car this morning - oil light with 3 beeps... checked level again, was half way between min and max. Is this sufficient or should i top it up to the max mark and hope the display does not beep at me again...?

Even yesterday however, i only had the light come on once in the morning, even though i had to stop and restart a couple of times during the day. Could it be a sensor issue?

Any advice would be great....

[JonnyX]

Could be sensor. Is the low oil level light or the pressure light? (can't remember if they are different...)

[stark]

Not sure, ive read somewhere that there are two lights for oil, an amber and a red, amber usually signifies low oil, red is oil pressure.. could someone confirm this? so it was the red light that came up, but the oil was low...

[Dippy]

Yes I think you are right - and also a low priority warning only has one beep. You must have low oil pressure (real or sensor fault).

[MCB]

Now you have filled the oil to the correct level are you still having a fault display?

[imolas4uk]

red light is low oil pressure.

[Philws4]

Last year i had an oil pressure switch fail on me so do
make sure you check this out first before getting too worried
Tis a PITA of a job to change though!!

[stark]

Thanks for the replies guys, topped up the oil a little more, no issues on that front any longer... however, noticed that my coolant level was extremely low, way below min level - kinda strange it hadnt warned me abt it... topped this up, monitoring it now, car has been driving slightly sluggish - not feeling as poweful as it should. Think a trip down to MRC would probably be good... I aint too clued up on these cars yet, but thinking maybe some fault codes might have developed? Note, coolant level has not dropped since thursday when i topped it up, must be a very small leak someplace... Any ideas?

[Blue_Thunder]

What are the chances... driving to work today, I got exactly the same warning sign


Over to Unit 20 me thinks...

[Blue_Thunder]

Last year i had an oil pressure switch fail on me so do
make sure you check this out first before getting too worried
Tis a PITA of a job to change though!!

Just found your write-up here Phil:

http://www.rs246.com/index.php?name=PNp ... p&start=15