HELP! Low oil pressure and car stalled out

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Sep 9, 2009 | 11:59 AM

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R-Dub

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Originally Posted by rau

NEVER use Mobil 1 OR 5w30 on an Audi. It's too thin, even before it heats up.

That was the advice given to me by the Audi forums =/

Sep 9, 2009 | 12:09 PM

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blkwagon

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what mods do you have done to your car??? the enginge could of stumbled and dropped rpms so the oil pump wasnt spinning as fast and the oil pressure dipped.

Sep 9, 2009 | 12:14 PM

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Oil pumps very rarely fail, but sensors do.

Unfortunately my pump was one of those rare occurances

Sep 9, 2009 | 10:42 PM

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rau

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That was the advice given to me by the Audi forums =/

wow, what forums? I know Audizine has a 4 page pdf that shows what oil to use.

Sep 9, 2009 | 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by joltdudeuc

hey man, I'm not being a fanboy lol... I'll recommend different shops for different needs - LIC is hella far for this guy

Sep 10, 2009 | 07:37 AM

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ZeR0

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I believe it's a grounding issue...

Went to gst to have it checked out, didnt happen there then today driving in traffic on my way to school, car just turns off again...

need to check my grounds I guess...