Hi Guys

Ok, bit of a bad day really. My oil light kept intermittently coming on whilst driving today,( it was a long drive).

I pulled over a few times to check the oil and the oil level was fine. The car drove smooth as a whistle so i figured it may be a sensor problem.

Yet around 10 minutes from the end of my journey the car started to sound like a diesel, so i immediately pulled over at a garage. He said to me that it was my oil pump. The engine sounds like it has no oil pressure so the tappets are making a racket.

I turned the engine off, and while talking for 5 minutes, i left and turned it back in. It sounded fine again, yet the oil light still came on.

I am going to book it in for a new oil pump, but what is the normal cost for this including fitting? Also, I have read many horror stories about the engine being nakered, but im hoping i caught it in time, as the engine still feels smooth?

The Car is an Audi 1.8T sport (190bhp)

Sorry to rample, just very worried

Thanks

Jake

 

was it a red or yellow oil light?

red-lost pressure, likely as a result of sludge build up causing eventual failure of the pump

yellow-oil level