After advising Jumbungla not to spray waste oil all over this nice trailing arm repair I have inadvertently done just that to our old tub. Noticed a trail coming from our van in Aldi car park and found the oil pressure switch on the filter housing was having an oil wee. Maybe taking the wire on and off last week repairing the loom finished it off. Not as bad as the Corsa's as they blow the end straight out of theirs. If those are yours on the park by you Reg carry a spare or if you get on with the folk by you give em a warning. If the factors or TPS have one normal service will be resumed tomorrow after a pressure wash. As I said never a dull moment with an ageing Vdub.
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Originally posted by S49 View PostAfter advising Jumbungla not to spray waste oil all over this nice trailing arm repair I have inadvertently done just that to our old tub. Noticed a trail coming from our van in Aldi car park and found the oil pressure switch on the filter housing was having an oil wee. Maybe taking the wire on and off last week repairing the loom finished it off. Not as bad as the Corsa's as they blow the end straight out of theirs. If those are yours on the park by you Reg carry a spare or if you get on with the folk by you give em a warning. If the factors or TPS have one normal service will be resumed tomorrow after a pressure wash. As I said never a dull moment with an ageing Vdub.
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Right a few on here have had oil light and alarm problems. Replaced the oil pressure switch on the filter housing today as it was pissing oil though it. Went home for lunch all good. On the way back to work the oil light and buzzer came on as we got to the workshop. never happened before in nearly 3 years and 30k of motoring. The switch I fitted was a 5 pound Beckermann one with a white collar. the one which came off was a Vdub one with a grey collar, the one on the head is blue. I have now ordered a genuine switch off TPS. Thinking that a lot of folks trouble could be cheap factors aftermarket switches.
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Originally posted by S49 View PostRight a few on here have had oil light and alarm problems. Replaced the oil pressure switch on the filter housing today as it was pissing oil though it. Went home for lunch all good. On the way back to work the oil light and buzzer came on as we got to the workshop. never happened before in nearly 3 years and 30k of motoring. The switch I fitted was a 5 pound Beckermann one with a white collar. the one which came off was a Vdub one with a grey collar, the one on the head is blue. I have now ordered a genuine switch off TPS. Thinking that a lot of folks trouble could be cheap factors aftermarket switches.
Mine has come back.
I had expensive mobil 1 0w-40 in and didn't have the oil issue for 5 or 6 months.
Just changed to mobil 3000 5w-40 and i now have the issue again.
"Every day's a school day"
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Hmmmm.... the never ending, constant question raising oil pressure switch problem.
The trouble is that the oil buzzer light seems to also flash/buzz, even when there isn’t an oil issue.!!!
My mates kept buzzing, and all it needed was a little bit of extra water in the expansion tank. So nothing at all to do with oil. Took us forever to work that out.
Nightmare.
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Went to Hereford today and noticed a pattern. First last week I repaired the engine wiring loom due to a short on the stop valve nothing to do with oil bleeping! Went a week with no bleep, only started after replacing the leaking switch. Today, go up a hill and level off beep beep beep, go down a back and level off beep beep beep. Go 12 miles on the flat then up a back beep beep beep you get the picture? It has to be the switch(Beckermann 5.99) over sensitive or not the right tolerances is my guess.l Ordered a genuine for tomorrow. Oil level,coolant and brake fluid spot on the tops marks.Last edited by S49; 29 September 2019, 01:04 PM.
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Originally posted by S49 View PostWent to Hereford today and noticed a pattern. First last week I repaired the engine wiring loom due to a short on the stop valve nothing to do with oil bleeping! Went a week with no bleep, only started after replacing the leaking switch. Today, go up a hill and level off beep beep beep, go down a back and level off beep beep beep. Go 12 miles on the flat then up a back beep beep beep you get the picture? It has to be the switch(Beckermann 5.99) over sensitive or not the right tolerances is my guess.l Ordered a genuine for tomorrow. Oil level,coolant and brake fluid spot on the tops marks.
"Every day's a school day"
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Originally posted by S49 View PostWell after a chat to South Hereford Garages/TPS they tell me the genuine oil pressure switch for the oil filter housing on the ABL has not been available since 2008.Can see the buzzer being disabled and a gauge fitted.
I'll look it up and do a search for you if needed.
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Originally posted by S49 View PostWell after a chat to South Hereford Garages/TPS they tell me the genuine oil pressure switch for the oil filter housing on the ABL has not been available since 2008.Can see the buzzer being disabled and a gauge fitted.
Don't mess with a gauge - pointless. Just fit a decent sensor.
what is it on the ABL, a 0.9 BAR?Last edited by regcheeseman; 30 September 2019, 01:21 PM.
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According to ETKA for the 1998 ABL it's
Oil Pressure Switch (top of oil cooler)
0.9bar M10x1 068 919 081A
ERA 330341
FACET 7.0095
FAE 12930
FEBI BILSTEIN 08444
JP GROUP 1193501100
MEYLE 100 919 0029
These apparently supply VAG for that
part number.
Note , the same part number without the A at the end is a 1.4 bar M10x1 and the next part beneath it on the system but is NOT designated for the ABL.
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