Was the ventilator fan running?
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On Behalf Of Francesca Coles
Sent: 06 April 2010 17:28
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia]
buzzing
Hi there,
Our Syncro has developed a 'buzzing' noise, which appears to be emanating from within the dashboard (?). It happens intermittently while driving along at speed and sounds like a mini-swarm of angry bees. Anyone have any ideas about what might be causing this? It made for rather an annoying soundtrack over the Easter weekend.
Thanks,
Francesca.
On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 5:34 PM, Les Harris <leslieharris@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
Was the ventilator fan running?
From: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Francesca Coles
Sent: 06 April 2010 17:28
To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] buzzing
Hi there,
Our Syncro has developed a 'buzzing' noise, which appears to be emanating from within the dashboard (?). It happens intermittently while driving along at speed and sounds like a mini-swarm of angry bees. Anyone have any ideas about what might be causing this? It made for rather an annoying soundtrack over the Easter weekend.
Thanks,
Francesca.
On 06/04/2010, at 5:27 PM, Francesca Coles wrote:Hi there,
Our Syncro has developed a 'buzzing' noise, which appears to be emanating from within the dashboard (?). It happens intermittently while driving along at speed and sounds like a mini-swarm of angry bees. Anyone have any ideas about what might be causing this? It made for rather an annoying soundtrack over the Easter weekend.Thanks,Francesca.
On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 5:38 PM, Gary Cookson <gary@twentytwentyone.net> wrote:
I had a similar problem caused by the plastic cowl that is the instrument cover/access point to the master cylinder. I solved it by bending the metal clips to be a little tighter and putting a smear of grease on them.
Yours may be different of course. Before the above solution i used to give it a bit of a thump and the buzzing would stop.There are a few relays in there, could it be one of those? More serious obviously if the latter.GaryOn 06/04/2010, at 5:27 PM, Francesca Coles wrote:Hi there,
Our Syncro has developed a 'buzzing' noise, which appears to be emanating from within the dashboard (?). It happens intermittently while driving along at speed and sounds like a mini-swarm of angry bees. Anyone have any ideas about what might be causing this? It made for rather an annoying soundtrack over the Easter weekend.Thanks,Francesca.
> Francesca Coles <fcoles6@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi there,
>
> Our Syncro has developed a 'buzzing' noise, which appears to be
> emanating
> from within the dashboard (?). It happens intermittently while driving
> along
> at speed and sounds like a mini-swarm of angry bees. Anyone have any
> ideas
> about what might be causing this? It made for rather an annoying
> soundtrack
> over the Easter weekend.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Francesca.
On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 7:00 AM, <plander@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
Sounds like the dynamic oil pressure warning.
If the oil pressure is low, the buzzer operates over 2000 rpm.
This could be serious.
Phill
> Francesca Coles <fcoles6@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi there,
>
> Our Syncro has developed a 'buzzing' noise, which appears to be
> emanating
> from within the dashboard (?). It happens intermittently while driving
> along
> at speed and sounds like a mini-swarm of angry bees. Anyone have any
> ideas
> about what might be causing this? It made for rather an annoying
> soundtrack
> over the Easter weekend.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Francesca.
On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 7:13 AM, Francesca Coles <fcoles6@gmail.com> wrote:
Hmm, thanks. Will definitely investigate further.On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 7:00 AM, <plander@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
Sounds like the dynamic oil pressure warning.
If the oil pressure is low, the buzzer operates over 2000 rpm.
This could be serious.
Phill
> Francesca Coles <fcoles6@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi there,
>
> Our Syncro has developed a 'buzzing' noise, which appears to be
> emanating
> from within the dashboard (?). It happens intermittently while driving
> along
> at speed and sounds like a mini-swarm of angry bees. Anyone have any
> ideas
> about what might be causing this? It made for rather an annoying
> soundtrack
> over the Easter weekend.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Francesca.
> Francesca Coles <fcoles6@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> We had a new oil pressure switch installed back in January, and the
> noise
> developed thereafter, so perhaps I should be taking it back to the
> mechanic
> to check that the installation was correct? Any thoughts on this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Francesca.
>
> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 7:13 AM, Francesca Coles <fcoles6@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hmm, thanks. Will definitely investigate further.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 7:00 AM, <plander@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Sounds like the dynamic oil pressure warning.
> >>
> >> If the oil pressure is low, the buzzer operates over 2000 rpm.
> >>
> >> This could be serious.
> >>
> >> Phill
> >>
> >>
> >> > Francesca Coles <fcoles6@gmail.com <fcoles6%40gmail.com>> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Hi there,
> >> >
> >> > Our Syncro has developed a 'buzzing' noise, which appears to be
> >> > emanating
> >> > from within the dashboard (?). It happens intermittently while
> driving
> >> > along
> >> > at speed and sounds like a mini-swarm of angry bees. Anyone have
> any
> >> > ideas
> >> > about what might be causing this? It made for rather an annoying
> >> > soundtrack
> >> > over the Easter weekend.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> >
> >> > Francesca.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> Francesca Coles <fcoles6@gmail. com> wrote:
>
> We had a new oil pressure switch installed back in January, and the
> noise
> developed thereafter, so perhaps I should be taking it back to the
> mechanic
> to check that the installation was correct? Any thoughts on this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Francesca.
>
> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 7:13 AM, Francesca Coles <fcoles6@gmail. com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hmm, thanks. Will definitely investigate further.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 7:00 AM, <plander@optusnet. com.au> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Sounds like the dynamic oil pressure warning.
> >>
> >> If the oil pressure is low, the buzzer operates over 2000 rpm.
> >>
> >> This could be serious.
> >>
> >> Phill
> >>
> >>
> >> > Francesca Coles <fcoles6@gmail. com <fcoles6%40gmail. com>> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Hi there,
> >> >
> >> > Our Syncro has developed a 'buzzing' noise, which appears to be
> >> > emanating
> >> > from within the dashboard (?). It happens intermittently while
> driving
> >> > along
> >> > at speed and sounds like a mini-swarm of angry bees. Anyone have
> any
> >> > ideas
> >> > about what might be causing this? It made for rather an annoying
> >> > soundtrack
> >> > over the Easter weekend.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> >
> >> > Francesca.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 9:06 PM, Ken Garratt <unclekenz@hotmail.com> wrote:All,
The attached article may shed some additional info for all concerned.
Cheers.
Ken
From: plander@optusnet.com.auDate: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 09:02:12 +1000
Subject: Re: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] buzzing
Yes, there is a 99% chance that the mechanic has used the incorrect oil pressure switch.
This has become very common as these meatheads do not understand electrics.
There are two oil pressure switches on later VWs.
A low pressure which operates as normal by completing the circuit when the oil pressure is low and a higher pressure dynamic oil pressure switch which open circuits at under pressure and sounds the alarm over 2000 rpm.
A false alarm could also be a loose connection somewhere between the oil pressure switch and the circuit on the dash.
You could also have an engine problem (wrong oil filter, engine wear etc)
Phill
> Francesca Coles <fcoles6@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> We had a new oil pressure switch installed back in January, and the
> noise
> developed thereafter, so perhaps I should be taking it back to the
> mechanic
> to check that the installation was correct? Any thoughts on this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Francesca.
>
> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 7:13 AM, Francesca Coles <fcoles6@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hmm, thanks. Will definitely investigate further.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 7:00 AM, <plander@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Sounds like the dynamic oil pressure warning.
> >>
> >> If the oil pressure is low, the buzzer operates over 2000 rpm.
> >>
> >> This could be serious.
> >>
> >> Phill
> >>
> >>
> >> > Francesca Coles <fcoles6@gmail.com <fcoles6%40gmail.com>> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Hi there,
> >> >
> >> > Our Syncro has developed a 'buzzing' noise, which appears to be
> >> > emanating
> >> > from within the dashboard (?). It happens intermittently while
> driving
> >> > along
> >> > at speed and sounds like a mini-swarm of angry bees. Anyone have
> any
> >> > ideas
> >> > about what might be causing this? It made for rather an annoying
> >> > soundtrack
> >> > over the Easter weekend.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> >
> >> > Francesca.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 6:31 AM, Francesca Coles <fcoles6@gmail.com> wrote:Thanks, Ken, for that article. It sounds like potentially a tricky problem to get to the bottom of. I'm going to start by taking it back to Volkwerke, because they installed the new oil pressure switch, and with their VW experience should know how to do this correctly.Francesca.On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 9:06 PM, Ken Garratt <unclekenz@hotmail.com> wrote:
All,
The attached article may shed some additional info for all concerned.
Cheers.
Ken
From: plander@optusnet.com.auDate: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 09:02:12 +1000
Subject: Re: Re: [Syncro_T3_Australia] buzzing
Yes, there is a 99% chance that the mechanic has used the incorrect oil pressure switch.
This has become very common as these meatheads do not understand electrics.
There are two oil pressure switches on later VWs.
A low pressure which operates as normal by completing the circuit when the oil pressure is low and a higher pressure dynamic oil pressure switch which open circuits at under pressure and sounds the alarm over 2000 rpm.
A false alarm could also be a loose connection somewhere between the oil pressure switch and the circuit on the dash.
You could also have an engine problem (wrong oil filter, engine wear etc)
Phill
> Francesca Coles <fcoles6@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> We had a new oil pressure switch installed back in January, and the
> noise
> developed thereafter, so perhaps I should be taking it back to the
> mechanic
> to check that the installation was correct? Any thoughts on this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Francesca.
>
> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 7:13 AM, Francesca Coles <fcoles6@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hmm, thanks. Will definitely investigate further.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 7:00 AM, <plander@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Sounds like the dynamic oil pressure warning.
> >>
> >> If the oil pressure is low, the buzzer operates over 2000 rpm.
> >>
> >> This could be serious.
> >>
> >> Phill
> >>
> >>
> >> > Francesca Coles <fcoles6@gmail.com <fcoles6%40gmail.com>> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Hi there,
> >> >
> >> > Our Syncro has developed a 'buzzing' noise, which appears to be
> >> > emanating
> >> > from within the dashboard (?). It happens intermittently while
> driving
> >> > along
> >> > at speed and sounds like a mini-swarm of angry bees. Anyone have
> any
> >> > ideas
> >> > about what might be causing this? It made for rather an annoying
> >> > soundtrack
> >> > over the Easter weekend.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> >
> >> > Francesca.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> intermittent buzzing has not been accompanied by the oil pressureProbably.
> warning
> light coming on at any stage. The light is working, as it lights up
> normally
> when the ignition is turned on. Wouldn't the light normally light up as
> well
> when the buzzer sounds if there was a genuine oil pressure problem??
>
On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 7:06 AM, <plander@optusnet.com.au> wrote:Probably.
> intermittent buzzing has not been accompanied by the oil pressure
> warning
> light coming on at any stage. The light is working, as it lights up
> normally
> when the ignition is turned on. Wouldn't the light normally light up as
> well
> when the buzzer sounds if there was a genuine oil pressure problem??
>
To test the circuit, pull the wire from the high pressure oil switch.
Start the engine (no buzz, no light)
Rev the engine to over about 2000 rpm. The buzzer and light should operate.
> Francesca Coles <fcoles6@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Phil.
>
> I think we might look into installing an oil pressure gauge on the dash.
> Sounds like a good idea to me, given that false warnings seem to be a
> bit of
> a bugbear. Have others out there done this?
>
> Francesca.
>
> On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 7:06 AM, <plander@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > intermittent buzzing has not been accompanied by the oil pressure
> > > warning
> > > light coming on at any stage. The light is working, as it lights up
> > > normally
> > > when the ignition is turned on. Wouldn't the light normally light up
> as
> > > well
> > > when the buzzer sounds if there was a genuine oil pressure problem??
> > >
> >
> > Probably.
> >
> > To test the circuit, pull the wire from the high pressure oil switch.
> > Start the engine (no buzz, no light)
> > Rev the engine to over about 2000 rpm. The buzzer and light should
> operate.
> >
> >
> >
On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 9:23 PM, Theo Weiss <teows@melbpc.org.au> wrote:
Francesca,
I installed a temperature and pressure gauge in my van and it works fine.
Phil is right that it is a long distance and there is always a niggly feeling
how accurate the instruments are. However, the numbers matched as per Bentley.
Anyhow, you can have a closer look at our Sunday meeting.
Cheers,
Theo