Volkswagen Beetle (1998 - ) - 2000 2.0 - Engine oil level warning light stays on

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Fri 4 Jan 2008 19:49
2000 2.0 - Engine oil level warning light stays on - bromine
I bought a Vw beetle on W reg with 2.0 petrol engine. It has got a yellow oil warning light on - instruction manual says it means oil level low. The level is fine and the oil pressure is fine as well. There is no noise from the engine. On code scanner no fault code shown. Then my mechanic changed the oil and filter, and checked all the switches on the engine for oil level. The problem has gone worse - the light goes to red and flashes when you rev it over 1500 rpm.

Changing back to the original filter did not help.

Anyone could suggest any other switches?

Thanks

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 04/01/2008 at 23:13

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Fri 4 Jan 2008 23:18
2000 2.0 - Engine oil level warning light stays on - Screwloose

Some VWs have a bonnet catch switch that changes the fuelling when the bonnet is open. I've known a fault in that switch or wiring put the oil level lamp on. Has the sump sensor actually been changed?

A red lamp is pressure, not level, and a flashing red is a fault in the speed-related secondary pressure system.

The instrument pod has fault-codes and live-data; so getting it plugged in might show something.
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