loss of oil pressure
08-31-2018 | 07:11 PM
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Track Day
Joined: Dec 2017
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From: Indiana
loss of oil pressure
Hello all. While driving home on the freeway today I looked down to see my oil pressure at 0 and I think a warning on the dash that said oil pressure sensor failure. This all happened pretty quickly as I was trying to pull over. I pushed in the clutch and when I let out and the pressure was back at 5 and the warning prompt was gone. The car never threw a code. Made it home with no issues. Does this sound like a pressure sensor acting up? Any input would be appreciated, my heart rate is almost back to normal now. This is a 2002 Turbo.
08-31-2018 | 11:09 PM
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Joined: Dec 2011
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From: Ohio
I bought my 996TT in Feb. it was located in Sacramento and I am in Ohio. PPI was good. I flew out and drive it home. Made it clear to Tahoe before this very thing happened the first time. By the time I got pulled over the light was off and the pressure was back up. Must have happened 50 times over the next 2 days to get home. Sometimes it didn’t go right off but car had oil, wasn’t leaking, didn’t make any funny noises and here were no changes in drive ability so I just kept going. Extremely stressful trip though. 😉. Got home and Indy replaced the pressure sensor/sending unit. Still happens on occasion. I think the sender needs to be replaced again but he thinks it is the actual gauge in the dash. I haven’t bought into that yet. Crazy stuff. Getting pretty good at ignoring it now :-). Doesn’t happen all the time but more than I would like :-). Others I have spoken too give me the impression that it isn’t uncommon for mezger engines (GT3 and TT).
09-01-2018 | 02:17 PM
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I bought my 996TT in Feb. it was located in Sacramento and I am in Ohio. PPI was good. I flew out and drive it home. Made it clear to Tahoe before this very thing happened the first time. By the time I got pulled over the light was off and the pressure was back up. Must have happened 50 times over the next 2 days to get home. Sometimes it didn’t go right off but car had oil, wasn’t leaking, didn’t make any funny noises and here were no changes in drive ability so I just kept going. Extremely stressful trip though. 😉. Got home and Indy replaced the pressure sensor/sending unit. Still happens on occasion. I think the sender needs to be replaced again but he thinks it is the actual gauge in the dash. I haven’t bought into that yet. Crazy stuff. Getting pretty good at ignoring it now :-). Doesn’t happen all the time but more than I would like :-). Others I have spoken too give me the impression that it isn’t uncommon for mezger engines (GT3 and TT).
