i changed my clocks tooo but..?

djleeboi · Post by **djleeboi** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 2:41 pm

i have the mk3 coupe, my origianl clocks dint have the rev counter, but i got some and i fitted them , only problem is they wont stop bleeping at me when i have the engine on, also the oil light flashes? the polo handbook says that if the oil pressure is low then the light will flash, but dosent say anything about bleeping? also i never had a problem before i swaped them over, the car runs fine and has oil in?

WTF?

DelG40 · Post by **DelG40** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 2:53 pm

Hmm..

What reg is your car? And what reg was the car that the clocks came out of?

I'm sure I've heard of some compatibility issues like that with early and late spec models

SpikeyG40 · Post by **SpikeyG40** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 3:23 pm

isn't it something to do with the GT having two oil pressure sensors or something? on high and one low? its come up before i know that, might be worth having a search in this section!

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 5:27 pm

Cue Karl Cl Coupe

He's the man in the know with oil buzzers on gt's

djleeboi · Post by **djleeboi** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 5:31 pm

they came out of a 1.0 K reg (cl i think), definatly 1.0 tho and not from a gt
and mines a L reg? does anyone acualy know what the bleeping means? im guesing its a warning of some sort? i am really pleased with my new rev counter tho its just a shame about the noise it makes

djleeboi · Post by **djleeboi** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 5:34 pm

the first polo i ever owned was a mk2 country squareback, and when it finally came to rest it made a realy scary buzzing noise before loosing all its oil, but im sure mines fine

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 5:43 pm

i would say it more likely to be the compatability of your clocks of you didn't have problems before!

djleeboi · Post by **djleeboi** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:28 pm

surly there is a way i can stop this?

jamesthomas404 · Post by **jamesthomas404** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:15 pm

djleeboi wrote:surly there is a way i can stop this?

you could bodge it and find the buzzer an take it out, not advisable tho

yolmol · Post by **yolmol** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 5:48 pm

easiest way is to unplug the oil senders in the engine

100% pikey but 100% simple!

omicron · Post by **omicron** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 7:49 pm

yolmol wrote:easiest way is to unplug the oil senders in the engine

100% pikey but 100% simple!

You have to earth them IIRC.

The GT's oil pressure switches go off at a different pressure to the SPI's, you should be able to get by with swapping your switches for the ones used in the GT I'd have though. They're colour coded, but I can't think off hand what colour the GT's ones are.

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 3:06 pm

dont forget to quickly check your oil just in case it leaked at the same time...

but there are some cars where putting the revs in is just a nightmare. unplugging the sensor isn't foolproof (i seem to remember there were originally two to guard against both low AND high pressure), your best bet is to wait n wait n wait til you can find some for the right year of car

/i got lucky

/karlos didn't

if you tell me ya year, i'm selling some... they worked fine in my '91 CL