>He says he's heard the engines in those cars are susecptable to some kind of
>gunky oil buildup,
take it to thunderhill and drive couple sessions to blow the gunk out.
james
OSP - Oily, Silvery Particles
jake@codeworm.com wrote:
>My boss, who is awesome, says his oil light came on in his circa 2003 VW
>Passat Wagon. The oil is full. He said he was able to plug in a code reader
>and see some diagnostic that showed the oil pressure falls below 2 bars at
>idle, but goes up above 2 bars when he hits the gas. He says he's heard the
>engines in those cars are susecptable to some kind of gunky oil buildup, but
>doesn't have a way to verify that's going on in his engine. The car has 90k
>miles on it, and went through it's 90k mile service including a timing belt
>about 3 weeks ago. The shop that did that work claims they have no idea what
>could cause this, of course.
>
>First, does anyone have any ideas for him? (I ran out of suggestions after,
>"leave it in a ditch somewhere," but I'd love to be able to help him out.)
>
>Second, can anyone recommend a trustworthy VW shop in the South Bay,
>particularly near Cupertino, Mountain View, etc.?
>
>Thanks for your help!
>
>Jake
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