2008 vw jetta oil warning light

Asked by randall Jan 16, 2023 at 07:27 PM about the 2008 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

The oil light flashed red and beeped while driving.  Oil level is good, oil is new,
engine sounds good.  Next time I drove it light does not come on at all.  Could
this just be a bad sensor?

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Gene answered 2 years ago

Any red lights means stop the engine or severe damage will result. You didn’t state how many miles the vehicle had but this old it could have excessive bearing clearances, so everything is fine until it warms up then oil pressure drops away, best recommendation is have your favorite shop check it out, but don’t drive it have it towed.

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