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Car Forum / Volkswagen / Water Cooled Volkswagen Cars / March 2007oil pressure light and tach meter
hi everyone, experiencing something weird on my 97 td jetta: all of a sudden, tha tach meter went to zero while driving. at the same time, the oil pressure warning light came flashing on. That pressure light dosn't come from the pressure switch: I checked it... I alos noticed a lightly glowing battery charge indication. Would all those symptoms came from one same problem? Anyone has a hint? Thanks, Steph >hi everyone, > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Steph Very strange indeed. The oil pressure indicator malfunction would be what I'd troubleshoot first , after checking a few things like oil level - alt. belt tension - battery fluid level . For the oil light to come on and the tach to stop at the same time very weird. Maybe that voltage regulator ( transistor ) on the back of the speedometer cluster if the 97 has one . Good luck >>Steph >Very strange indeed. The oil pressure indicator malfunction would be what >I'd troubleshoot first , after checking a few things like oil level - alt. belt tension >- battery fluid level . For the oil light to come on and the tach to stop at the > same time very weird. Maybe that voltage regulator ( transistor ) >on the back of the speedometer cluster if the 97 has one . Good luck I did a google search on your symptoms . you are not the only one who has had this happen. Several posters found the alt. belt loose and one fixed his by whacking the alt. with 18 mm spanner. Yikes On 27 mar, 08:47, samst...@aol.com wrote: > >>Steph > >Very strange indeed. The oil pressure indicator malfunction would be what [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > has had this happen. Several posters found the alt. belt loose and one > fixed his by whacking the alt. with 18 mm spanner. Yikes thanks... I finally found bad alternator... all came from there... thanks everyone >>>Steph >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > has had this happen. Several posters found the alt. belt loose and one > fixed his by whacking the alt. with 18 mm spanner. Yikes Isnt the tach on a Diesel driven off the alternator? that bit makes sense. I can't explain the oil light. nate  Signaturereplace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com hint, hint... I know the answer! > hi everyone, > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Steph It's probably a bad ground cable between the battery and the engine block. Or a bad ignition switch ... > hint, hint... I know the answer! > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> >> Steph nope! > It's probably a bad ground cable between the battery and the engine block. > Or a bad ignition switch ... [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >>> >>> Steph |
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