Oil pressure switch woes!

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Re: Oil pressure switch woes!

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itchyfeet wrote:My money is on wrong switch, bet it's a blue one (standard oil pressure switch) not many vehicles have a twin switch setup.
All suffix B cases have two switches afaik (I have an early DJ suffix B without the diagonal web under the alternator mount and even that's got two)
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Re: Oil pressure switch woes!

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silverbullet wrote:
itchyfeet wrote:My money is on wrong switch, bet it's a blue one (standard oil pressure switch) not many vehicles have a twin switch setup.
All suffix B cases have two switches afaik (I have an early DJ suffix B without the diagonal web under the alternator mount and even that's got two)

I meant not many vehicles in general so the garage may not be familiar with it, switch failed they just order a standard blue one without knowing it's the second switch, lets face it the blue switch is hidden.
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Re: Oil pressure switch woes!

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Gotcha. Audi kept the system for a while iirc
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