95 jetta oil light

[nikunj]

hi ,
im driving down the freeway doing a comfortable 70 and beep-beep beep all the way for 2 minits it would not stop the oil light came on but after the lightand sound goes off there is no problem until it starts again in some time ... like it has a mind of its own because i did a 100 miles on the way back and it ran just fine no beep no oil light nothing .
i just changed the oil some time ago .
but there is some oil drippikg from the bolt on the oil pan.
please could any one tellme what the problem is?

[vwjetta808]

i had the same problem with my jetta.. is yours a 2.0? if it is, check your oil pressure sensor,it has a boot on it with a wire coming off it. if oil is leaking from there you need a new one. that could solve your leaking oil problem too, it may just be dripping down your oil pan.

[vwjetta808]

if you just want to stop the beeping for the time being splice that wire that comes off the sensor and run it to a ground. it will never beep.

[nikunj]

Originally Posted by vwjetta808

if you just want to stop the beeping for the time being splice that wire that comes off the sensor and run it to a ground. it will never beep.

well i ran the car for about a 100 miles today and i found out what i can do when it starts beeping.
perss the clutch and rev it up to 4000 it stops right then and there..
well that worked
i also noticed it never happens on the freeway, only in the city when i am running the motor at a constant 2200 revs or around that ,only then is when it happens.
so i just tell u just rev it up good
thats what the car likes..
have a nice day

[vwjetta808]

yup thats exactly what i used to do, but really i changed out my oil pressure sender and the problem stopped. its a cheap part, takes 2 minutes to do.

[sbrake]

Careful.. Aworn oil pump can do the same, and running with it too long can cause a lot of damage.