Hi all,
Now I must start with an apology as I know the answers I need are already here somewhere in this forum, but tbh there are so many posts about this it's hard to find the useful ones!
So I have a 2005 GTI (AXX engine code) which I was driving home a couple of weeks ago when the dreaded low oil pressure warning came on. I stopped the car straight away and checked the oil level etc. Waited a short while and started the car and the light was gone. Got car recovered anyway.
I dropped the sump and replaced the slightly clogged pickup pipe, cleaned the sump replaced the oil and filter and went for a test drive. All was good for a while and then a couple of days later it came on again. I dropped the sump again and found the pipe was clogged so did as before. Again it was fine for a couple of days and then 'Bing' on it comes again!
This time the pickup is spotless so I look a little further, I removed the chain and cog from the oil pump and inspected the pump and all looked OK.
At this point I started looking around and found all kinds of horror stories :-(
My question is really what I should check out next? Can anybody tell me what the issue is with the balance shafts?
Any advice is good as I am currently thinking the cars probably dead!
I know it's all been asked before but I would really appreciate any pointers.
Tia