996 GT3 Failure Indicator

[Hoolio]

Hoping someone can help as I don't have the handbook for the car with me. I had an oil failure message in the OBC (rather than on the instrument panel) come up after normal driving.



I switched the car off and back on again and there is no warning message in the OBC. There is plenty of oil when I check in the OBC. Can anyone help with what the issue is?

Thanks

[lemmingjames]

Did the oil pressure gauge drop when you was driving (leading to squeaky bum time)?

Mine started to do that - turned out the oil pressure switch/sender was dying so had it replaced. The part cost roughly £50+vat + labour time. Theres how to guides on the internet/youtube if you fancy doing it yourself?!

Though i cant remember getting a warning where you did, i just noticed that the pressure needle read 0 but the engine was running fine.

[Hoolio]

Oil pressure seems fine.

[LaSource]

...they can do that sometimes. Faulty sensor, etc.
Some people carry a physical dipstick sometimes.

[Hoolio]

Thanks, that's reassuring. Will get it booked in.

[simonsti]

Same happened to my 6TT, had to have a new oil pressure sender, everything was fine afterwards.
Still worrying at the time though.

[supermono]

The day I drove home in my GT2 this happened, I stopped immediately and called the dealer, they said probably the sender unit and I drove it, it was fine but intermittent until the next day when it was taken care of with a new sender.

Happened once again in the intervening 11 years and 30k miles.

It's exactly the worst message you want to see when you're tooling about -- or even when cruising I guess.