Low oil pressure

[Paddy95]

Well got that dreaded oil pressure error this morning on a cold start, I turned it off put a little more oil in the I didnt get the oil pressure error come back up. Just wanted to know if its definitely the seal on the pick up and I've got a 140 mile drive tomorrow do you think it will make it. I'm not overly bothered if it completely seizes the engine as it's under dealer warranty for another 1k miles

[Samyam]

Yep definitely oil pick up seal. Some people chance it driving it after they get that message. Me personally I wouldn’t. I never got the message in mine just had it done for piece of mind and for £200 it’s a no brainer

[Paddy95]

Well I'll get it on the warranty for free anyway I've already emailed the dealers. Believe it or not I was getting it done next month anyway as a safety measure however looks like I'll get it for free now. But yeah I've since started the car twice from cold now and it havent had the message I did notice the car idled at 1k this morning I presume that was because it was cold which would also be the reason the low oil pressure light coming up aswell.

[Samyam]

Idle could also be dpf regen

[Paddy95]

Wouldnt regen from stone cold whilst 4 degrees outside I expect it's just lifting the revs to put heat in the engine

[Jason william]

Hi there new to this forum, I have the same issue on a 2011 2.0 cdti, though mine came up when engine was warm flashed and alarmed the red oil can, now has a slight rattle if revved from idle above 2000rpm, haven't drove the car any distance since, changed the oil and filter on Saturday and drove easy around the block for 1/2 mile till warm and the warning alarmed 3 times, my question is would it still be the oil seal even if it's only doing it when warm, or would it be a seal and pump combo, worrying now it may be a case of changing the big end bearings as well and are these just worth doing anyway if you have it stripped that far down?

[Howy]

Hi there new to this forum, I have the same issue on a 2011 2.0 cdti, though mine came up when engine was warm flashed and alarmed the red oil can, now has a slight rattle if revved from idle above 2000rpm, haven't drove the car any distance since, changed the oil and filter on Saturday and drove easy around the block for 1/2 mile till warm and the warning alarmed 3 times, my question is would it still be the oil seal even if it's only doing it when warm, or would it be a seal and pump combo, worrying now it may be a case of changing the big end bearings as well and are these just worth doing anyway if you have it stripped that far down?

Worth popping along to here:

https://insignia-drivers.uk/threads/22785-Welcome-to-new-members-(please-read)#thumbsup

[lizzard-t]

If it rattles and it ant the snake like they put under the bonnet on the Australian version then
It's one of 2 things
1) it did not have the recall carried out ( swapp snake for armadillo)
2) you have not found it yet
Don't lift the bonnet!!!!!!!!!
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