Just figured I'd add a comment saying I recently received the low oil pressure on my '07 A4 Avant. I had just recently performed an oil change about 200-300 kms prior to receiving the warning. I finally got around to having a look at it today, and it seems it was related to the oil filter. I always purchase either OEM or MANN Filters, but when I was purchasing they were out of both. Unfortunately I can't recall brand the filter was, but this is just to note for people to try not to sway from the standard OEM or known/proven brands. Also, after changing I noticed that the engine still seemed to be running a little loud, and it wasn't until I gave it a bit of gas that it quieted down and code was cleared. I have driven it slowly around my area for about 10 minutes and it seems to be running fine now. Great video BTW!!! I do a lot of minor repairs myself, but rarely get right into the engine internals, and this was great!
Mine flashes the low oil pressure light at 5.5k and above. It also has a sudden loss of power at the same rpm. Is it the chain tensioner? Its due to replacement either way but just wanna make sure
@@V10PDTDI My Passat has low oil pressure warning going off but and it runs fine and oil evidently has oil in the head and is not noisy like this one. What would you recommend, if the balance shafts froze up then the engine would be seized by now. I'm located in Montreal, QC
Thomas Official the oil pump on this one was ok it was only a aftermarket oil that the owner installed that caused the problem but on theses motor it’s common to get a low oil pressure because of worn balancer module witch includes the oil pump in the same unit.
I bought a 2002 audi A6 and when I took it to the mechanic we found out the previous owner attached the oil pressure sensor wire to the oil pan. My mechanic thinks the oil pump might be failing and he tampered with the sensor to avoid detection. I asked the previous owner and he said the pump was fine but somebody grounded the wire because the light kept coming on. I don't know what to do. Check the pressure and if it's fine chalk it up to nothing or ask the previous owner for our money back? (He offered to give it back because he said the car is fine and he can sell it to somebody else)
Hi I would suggest to have the oil pressure tested with the oil at 80 deg cel. At idle and at 2000 rpm I don't know the specs off hand but if it's ok the test or replace the oil pressure switch with and original from the dealer or the wiring is defective or something with the instrument cluster one thing to do is replace the oil filter with an original one to be sure that the filter is not clogged.
what kind of plastic goes on the oil pan and transmission because it broke on mine A6 2.0tfsi (the same engine as here) I am trying to find it and cant?
I just measured my oil pressure, 2.5 Bar at idle, sounds good right? here's the problem, it stays at 2.5 even when at 4500 RPM, in fact, it kinda looks like it slightly drops for a second. My guess is it's the same issue as last year, the oil pickup was clogged, I clean everything as well as I could, drove it for a year, changed the oil again, and then the lamp again, My guess is more "sludge" was still in the engine where I could not reach to clean, and when I did the oil change it came lose and clogged the pickup again....... but IDK.
My thoughts exacly, I just bought 2.0 TFSI and in under a week of owning it I got a low oil pressure lamp, and I might have broken the engine, I was so close to my home so I took the chance and drove home. stupid really, but yeah. I bought a "new" used engine this week, hoping to use parts from it to fix mine. and the last weeks I been looking at videos and read forums about this engine, and it seems to have so many weak spots / common problems that have disastrous results, so I am a bit scared, like what should I do to prevent it from happening again? and yet this engine also seem to be very popular for some reason, I think it is because you can tune it quite a lot with little effort. idk.
i replaced my pcv check valves upper and lower, and had to put a new cat on it as well, seems to be burning less oil but also have occasional cloud of smoke on acceleration,
I try my best I 'm not making a repair video it's just showing what is involve in the repair of modern cars and try to help people to avoid expensive repair or try to point them in the right direction. I don't claim that I know every thing but some cars are more common for me than others.
V10PDTDI yep exactly that and it is really helpful the tips, tricks and explanation thanks! I'm kinda new to the mecanic world could you tell me where do you plug that oil pressure gauge into?
Hi it depends on the model of car you are working on on this particular model and on most VW and Audi cars you have to remove the oil pressure switch on this motor it is just above the oil filter I remember the older VW had 2 oil pressure switch one on the end of the cylinder head and the other one on the oil filter flange so when you find and remove the oil pressure switch and then you screw an oil pressure gauge with the correct thread size and pitch and then start the engine check the oil pressure cold and then if you see that there is enough oil pressure to continue and run the engine and then bring it to around 80 deg cel. Oil temp. Check in a repair manual for rpm specs vs oil pressure .
V10PDTDI Alright thank you I'm going to try that on my car. I got pretty much the same symptoms as this car engine knocking sound and oil pressure warning.
im guessing the drive for the oil pump has stripped, they use an allen head try adapter or something, anyways! they made things way to complex if you ask me and causing issues
hi you did a very good job and i have learnt a lot from your video. i have a 2.0 Audi Natural aspirate and is making a rattling noise on cold start and the noise is on the camshaft adjuster and it does for about 2-3 seconds and then is ok. it drives very well and no lights on the dashboard and i suspect that the suction pipe might be somehow, obstructed and therefore, reducing a little bit of oil pressure. have you experience that? how did you fix it?
Hi even in you're owner manual it says that you could hear a small rattle on start up but if it's more than usual then I would make sure that you're oil filter cartridge is not collapsed you could you some kind oil system cleaner on your next oil change .
thanks...i was thinking to inspect the suction pipe...i replace the oil and filter but the problem remains...its not a normal noise because it started 3 weeks ago...
I know they don't have any sing before they seize I had a intake side balance shaft and a exhaust side balance shaft seize on me on a road test on a VW Tiguan with the CCTA engine this is the generation 2.0 L turbo engine with the shaft in the engine block and they are driven with there own chains and the cams are also driven by a timing chain it' a bad desing .
@@V10PDTDI what should I do to prevent this from happening in the first place? just happened to me, and I think I ruined my engine, I already bought a used engine I gonna either pick for parts or refurbish and put in. but I really really just want my car to be reliable as can be. especially the oil pump. any tips? :O
@@propm It suck that you had a engine failure. I think the most economical way to make the engine reliable is to do the balance shaft delete or on the more expensive side is to put a new balance shaft module but they are pricy I have done one in a very long time I think because they are not has common here anymore because of the rust on older cars people just get rid of them when it gets too bad I think the last time I did a conversion I used the parts ( chain and sprocket) From a BRM TDI engine because the oil pump Will turn faster at idle and the oil pressure will be higher compared to a 1.8 T chain and sprocket set .
@@V10PDTDI Yeah, I have been looking into doing a conversion, just not sure whats the best solution. Yeah, I called Audi in Norway and asked for the price for a new one, 3200 USD (that was including new screws etc) thank you very much, that's like 1000 more than I paid for the car. so I bought a used engine instead, I can't afford to do a delete right away as I just spent so much money in a short amount of time, but I wanna do it as fast as I can afford it. So that I don't need to worry so much.
hello my vehicle 2015 ww Jetta 1.6 TDI. About a year ago, my vehicle gave a low oil pressure signal. After a long interval, we gave the same warning again and we made a pressure measurement, the pressure was low 2000 rpm: 1.2 bar. The oil pump, oil stump, oil jets changed and the solution was not removed. All engine bearings changed and overhaul. The problem is not solved pressure again low. What could be the problem? What's your opinion?
I don't remember taking much attention to this but next time I will but this one was ok because this car still runs today but I think I have a couple of use one that I removed from defective cars so I can take a look but are are you sure you are not confused with the BHW Passat TDI ballencer shaft unit I think this one is driven by Allen drive shafts.
it's the camshaft tensioners...if this isnt done asap then the engine is going to be toast because the oil wont get into the engine and the valves will bend
Yes I know but what I meant is TDC on cylinder one but with also compression stroke all the 4 cylinder engine that I have done the TDC was on cylinder one and with all valves close on that particular cylinder it gets me every time I work on a FSI engine .
Hello I have a Skoda Laura 1.9 tdi Pd in India it had done 180k km. I replaced only timing belt and pickup of my car like new. So Could u tell me please what caution I should follow for my car.
Raj Dutt hi I would make sure that you must use the correct oil specifications specific to what the manufacturer recommends you can also put Diesel fuel conditioner and cleaner into the fuel tank and change the fuel filter at normal intervals other than that you should have a good car for a long time .
Not sure what the owner is going to do with it I would love to fix it but there is 3 major issue with it 1. Is low oil pressure and 2. Low compression and 3 oil consumption to do it right the head need to be rebuilt the oil filter flange needs to be replace in the hope that it fix the oil pressure issue if not a new ballencer shaft module @ $1700.00 to fix the oil consumption is to put new rings minimum but to do it right is to put the updated Pistons $ 400.00 x 4 and then the intake cam is it ok as far the fuel pump cam lobe goes ? So the cheapest thing to do is put a good use engine in it I looked in to it and a golf GTI engine would work and they don't have the oil consumption issue like the longitudinal engine do so what do you think I still would like to know if the oil filter flange is to be blamed.
@@oscardavila4657 it doesn’t need to be the same year but a engine coming from a transverse car like a Golf or Jetta etc is not the best match depending from what country you are from you can choose a engine from a VW Passat TDI from 2004 to 2005 US / Canadian specs car or if you are from Europe then some thing from a Audi of VW with a longitudinal engine and transmission would work but be prepared for a lot of work to make it all work hopefully this helps.
So i was driving down the road and decided to hit the gas and the let the car get to kind of high RPM before shifting (not in red) and upon decelerating my oil pressure light came on. Car began to run louder as i drove and i continued to drive about a quarter mile down the road to my house and parked. Not sure what happened possibly failure of the oil pump/balance shaft system? waiting on Monday to get it towed but all advice is helpful.
+V10PDTDI no haven't started it again since that day. Too scared to cause damage, after it happened that day i turned it off and restarted it twice still low oil pressure. oil level was fine when I checked
The first thing I would do is remove the oil filter an inspect it for shrinkage and metal particles you could try a new OEM filter or something like Mann filters then if this doesn't help then the balancer shaft module will have to be checked meaning the oil pan remove . Not fun at all not like a golf or Jetta .
Hi if you have the same generation engine with the timing belt I would check to see if you have lots of oil into the intercooler system if only a little amount comes out then it’s normal but if half a litre comes out then it’s possible that it coming from a cracked valve cover of a bad PCV valve or even a turbo If you have changed the PCV valve I would suggest to charge it and see if it’s better and also use good 5w40 synthetic oil .
James Barratt the only thing that I found concerning the oil pressure was the oil filter on this particular one everything was normal the customer had use an aftermarket oil filter that did not work.
Really that was it? Damn and after going through checking everything too. Hey good to know for sure. Now remember the cam timing lobes video you did, well I went to an 04 golf2.0fsi and the camshaft lobes with belt on were same angle, but with my 06 plate the lobes like that threw up loads of codes. So with that vag tool t10252, I just couldn't get the lobes right. So and remembering the part online saying the cut outs in camshafts had to be vertical, i used a steel ruler and a wood working square. The exhaust camshaft was marked off camshaft sprocket, and with the woodworking square setting up intake camshaft to be perfectly vertical; i tried the engine again. Perfect. The lobes dont have to mirror each other between exhaust and intake camshafts when fitting chain on my BVY engine. I called a feiend and checked camshaft part numbers on these two vehicles. They even have different camshaft part numbers. Interesting I think. So 2.0fsi time up differently. You have to be specific about the engine code and then use the correct method for that specific code.
I have a question. (sorry for my bad english) I have heard the same problem often it happens on the 1.4 tdi engine (on Vw polo, Skoda fabia, Seat ibiza) in the 2001-2009 version. I always regularly performed maintenance with Castrol Edge 5-30 oil and original filters , however, I'm still worried about the possibility of such a failure, even if for the moment everything is perfect . I have traveled 215,000 kilometers and I would be happy to continue . Should I do to change the chain , rotors and tensioners , even if for the moment works well ? I found on ebay the repair kits to about 150 € , but this assumes that the replacement should be done in a multi-brand company, in Vw they do not accept spare parts by customers , and I think it is much more expensive . You have tips, advice ?
Hi I'm not too familiar with this engine I look in the ETKA system and found a engine code for a Lupo and polo code AMP the other codes I found was the Lupo 3 litre model I assume the you don't have this motor but it should be similar so I look at you're oil pump 045 115 104c and chain 045 115 230 A and tensioner is 045 115 124B like I said here in Canada we never had any part like that in any or our engines but I don't think they should give you any problems with regular maintenance but then again VW and there chains systems they don't have a great record you could check with a local specialty shop that work almost exclusively on VW and ask them what they think usually goes wrong with these engines hope that helps.
+V10PDTDI sorry the engine code I found was AMF not AMP and the two othe codes I found for a 1.2 to 1.4 TDI in 2003 is ANY and AYZ I assume the AMF is the 1.4 litre engine and the two other codes are for the 1.2 engines
I have low oil pressure on 2003 audi a4 1.8t.. also white smoke coming from exhaust, is that from oil burning? we also found shredded metal inside turbo intake hoses, could that be what's causing smoke?
Hi usually if it we oil it would smell like oil and then the color of the smoke would be blue but sometimes if its synthetic oil then the color could be white usually it the turbo is blown the oil pressure should not be affected but if you had a really low oil pressure then you're turbo could be damaged the only way to tell is to remove the intake hose on the turbo and then grab the end of the turbo to verify the end play and the up and down play your low oil pressure could be cause by a restriction of the oil pump pick up tube in the oil pan.
+V10PDTDI thanks! its at the shop, oil pump and pick up tube change should be done by Monday.. hoping it fixes oil pressure. I was told turbo is done for tho since we found shredded metal all around inside of the turbo intake hose you can just scrape it with index finger and see all silver on your finger, so gotta replace it with new turbocharger and oil feed line n oil return pipe..
Hi I did not find any thing wrong mechanically with the bottom of the engine it seems like it was only a new aftermarket oil filter that the customer had installed I put in a OEM quality filter and all was ok with the oil pressure but the engine was still running rough so what we found is a blown head gasket and some burnt valves.
Rob Gee so is your car throwing a fault code for low Boost I think it would say something like boost pressure not reached or under boost or something similar if it does then the first thing to do is check to see if any hoses are loose or unplugged but most likely is the diverter valve is probably faulty especially if it had the older design with the orange or green diaphragm. This is the new style part 06H145710DKT the part is bolted on the side of the turbocharger with 3 Allen bolts there is a connector with 2 wires if you unplug the connector and see lots of oil in the connector then most likely the valve is defective but I've seen oil with a good valve make sure you don't break the connector on the valve it's the same design as the one on you're air flow meter connector but smaller you have to push in on the connector and with you're thumb press the tab back and then pull on the plug practice on a more accessible connector you will figure it out.
Help, I turned my car on, ran fine wih no noise or vibration but it had the low oil pressure light come on imediatly after so i shut it off and now it wont start, turns over but it wont start. There is also oil around the oil pan plug. Its 04 Audi A6 3.0 Qtro engine code AVK
Omni Potent hi I know that even if the car has a low oil pressure light on it will start did you had a check engine light on beforehand ? You have to at least check with a scan tool to see if there is any related faults.
No check engine on or trouble codes stored. Computer works since all lights including check engine are lit when inserting keyfob, they turn off after a few seconds like normal
Omni Potent hi usually when the timing is off there should be a fault that says something like cam an crank correlation the only way to know for sure is to remove the top timing cover and turn the engine buy hand until the mark on the vibration damper is on TDC and check to see if the mark on the cam Pully line up it will only line up every other turn so if you're the mark on the bottom line up but the one on the cam is not even close then turn the crankshaft one more time.
I have an audi a4 quattro 2.0 with low oil pressure light, the mechanic is charging me $2180 to put a 1.8 oil pump conversion kit in it, but I heard this can cause issues down the road, is this true?
@Hitman I wish I had time to learn how to fix my Audi, it's always having one issue after another, it's running OK now, except now the AC is broken! It's making me not want to buy another Audi again. Super expensive car to own, as far as repairs go. And the sad part about mine is that my oil pump was actually converted from a 2.0 to a 1.5, which caused a lot of problems initially, I threatened to sue the mechanic if he didn't make it right, the conversion was supposed to be the cheaper route too, but ended up costing me more money in the end... well over $2000!
@Hitman OK, Excellent info to know. I am go to call them now. Thank you so much! The AC works, but only intermittently. It has a mind of its own. 90% of the time it doesn't work at all. And it's been over a 100 degrees here 😭
Dude Check the Cam follower its probably shot and that why you losing compression you don't have enough fuel pressure to keep up with the motor. Those Cam followers are shit and they should be check every 10,000 to 15,000 miles because of wear on the cam journals.
Did you check all the video the car had a low oil pressure because of an aftermarket oil filter that the owner had just installed and after replacing it with a OEM quality filter the oil pressure was OK there was no abnormal wear on the ballencer shaft module like I was expecting. Then the compression was check and it was low on some cylinders don't remember witch one have to watch the video again but a long story short it had burnt exhaust valves and a blown head gasket between two cylinders I don't remember in what conditions was the fuel pump lifter and lobe but if it was worn I'm sure I would have changed it like I have on other FSI engine with the same design i usually suggest replacing the lifter at least every 80 000 km's for the first one and 60 000 km's for all subsequent replacement.
Hey man, let me ask you a question: I have a 2.0 TFSI, same as this car and got 9.4 bar on all 4 cylinders. it's got about 250 000 km on it (dash says 190 000) It's very low for this engine, what I've heard it should be around 13 bar. Also from time to time I get 3 error codes: low performance for the cat, air fuel ration to low on idle and something about low engine power. I'm thinking timing belt or chain issue. Can you give me any other hints?
one thing i will say is if you have a cat code then youve burned up the material inside and it has to be replaced or no matter what you do the light will not go away and catalytic converters are extremely senstive if you drive it while your car is miss firing for a short time it will ruin the cat because its dumping unburned fuel into it and burning it in the cat which ruins it im afraid..
