Disco Oil light

300 TDI 100K
The oil warning light has come on a few times when idling, goes off as soon
as I touch the throttle, is this a sign of something about to go wrong?

On or around Sun, 10 Jul 2005 17:18:35 +0100, "Davey"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>300 TDI 100K
>The oil warning light has come on a few times when idling, goes off as soon
>as I touch the throttle, is this a sign of something about to go wrong?
>

are the oil and filter changes up to date, and is the oil the right
viscosity?


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On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 18:34:38 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On or around Sun, 10 Jul 2005 17:18:35 +0100, "Davey"
><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>300 TDI 100K
>>The oil warning light has come on a few times when idling, goes off as soon
>>as I touch the throttle, is this a sign of something about to go wrong?
>>
>
>are the oil and filter changes up to date, and is the oil the right
>viscosity?

Along the same lines and
stating the obvious, but:
Is the oil level correct?

It's amazing how many people think the oil light is there to tell them
when to put some oil in. Almost as amazing as the number of people I
see hacking down the motorway with a red light blazing away on the
dash.

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Davey wrote:
> 300 TDI 100K
> The oil warning light has come on a few times when idling, goes off as soon
> as I touch the throttle, is this a sign of something about to go wrong?
>
>
Could be a simple as a low idle speed.
Check at what engine rpm the light goes off.

Other than that:
Oli pressure switch
Oil filter
Low oil level

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