VW Caravelle T4 2.4 diesel

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Sat 14 Jan 2006 11:07
VW Caravelle T4 2.4 diesel - mr_b
VW Caravelle T4 2.4 diesel, the problem we have is the oil warning light and alarm keeps coming on, we have changed oil pressure switches and it still did it, we changed oil and filters and flushed the engine and this cured it for 1500 miles and it started doing it again, the oil is full and the van drives well no knocks or noises any one got any other ideas to the problem the alarm is driving us mad.

{Shouting (ie, upper case letters} amended. DD}
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Sat 14 Jan 2006 13:14
VW Caravelle T4 2.4 diesel - Screwloose
baloo

You need to have the hot oil pressure measured to determine if this is an electronic false alarm or an, occasionally seen, oil-pump or clogged oil pick-up problem.
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Sat 14 Jan 2006 15:15
VW Caravelle T4 2.4 diesel - mr_b
Screwloose thanks for your suggestion
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Fri 20 Jan 2006 11:44
vw caravelle 2.4 diesel oil & alarm - mr_b
In connection to previous post can any one advise us if flashing oil light and alarm could mean anything else than an oil problem,our local vw dealer says its just an oil related problem but weve also been told the flashing light and alarm could be a warning for some thing else ,pressure switches changed,oil and filter renewed and now we have stripped it down and removed oil pump ,the sump and oil pump are spotless and no blockages were stumped as the cause
Its on a r plate

{Shouting (ie, posting solely in UPPER CASE letters} amended - yet again!! Once more and I'll just delete as it's easier. DD}
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Fri 20 Jan 2006 13:50
vw caravelle 2.4 diesel oil & alarm - Screwloose
Baloo

And the hot oil pressure was....?

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