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VW Golf (09 TDI) - 'oil sensor garage'

  • 26-03-2015 9:19pm
    #1
    cw girl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 139 ✭✭


    I just got my car serviced in advance of the NCT but am getting the following warning light on my dashboard:

    'Oil sensor garage'

    Any ideas of how I can turn this off in advance of the NCT this weekend - or will this affect the NCT?

    I'm working a long day tomorrow so won't have time to get back to the garage I used for the service. While they are not a VW garage they are reputable so I'm confident that oil level etc is ok.

    Thanks for your help


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  • #2
    Fiskar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,599 ✭✭✭Fiskar


    Better work a short day and get it fixed. Failing that cancel the NCT as they will not test it with that fault showing.


  • #3
    cw girl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 139 ✭✭cw girl


    Ok - so a visit to garage is only option.....I'll have to defer the test, thanks


  • #4
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,585 ✭✭✭jca


    Did you check the oil level?


  • #5
    cw girl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 139 ✭✭cw girl


    jca wrote: »
    Did you check the oil level?

    Just did now and it's ok, just had it serviced


  • #6
    9935452
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭9935452


    cw girl wrote: »
    I just got my car serviced in advance of the NCT but am getting the following warning light on my dashboard:

    'Oil sensor garage'

    Any ideas of how I can turn this off in advance of the NCT this weekend - or will this affect the NCT?

    I'm working a long day tomorrow so won't have time to get back to the garage I used for the service. While they are not a VW garage they are reputable so I'm confident that oil level etc is ok.

    Thanks for your help

    Try opening and closing the bonnet to reset the alarm.
    http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?76614-Oil-Sensor-Garage!


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  • #7
    George Dalton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭George Dalton


    Deferring the test at this stage is pointless as you will incur a €22 cancellation fee. So add that to the €55 and your total spend is €77.

    However if you bring the car in for the NCT, most testers will use some common sense, dip the engine for oil and carry out the test as normal.

    The worst case scenario is that they will refuse to do the emissions test but will carry out the rest of the test, so you will have to pay €55 plus €28 for the retest, which is €83.


  • #8
    nct tester
    Closed Accounts Posts: 361 ✭✭nct tester


    If the oil level is correct and there's no obvious indication that there's something wrong, the car will be tested.


  • #9
    cw girl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 139 ✭✭cw girl


    Thanks for the responses folks - I deferred the test


  • #10
    nmacc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 459 ✭✭nmacc


    A long shot, but check the bonnet switch. I had this issue previously with a Transporter and the bonnet switch had failed, so it didn't know I had checked the fluids.


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