"De sludge" 2000 Passat B5

[gunner719]

Hi all, I was driving along the other day and the "STOP" warning came on followed by "Low Oil Pressure". I pulled over to check the oil level and all was ok. I carried on (had to I was taking my daughter to the airport) and as long as i kept the speed down and low RPM all was ok. I have done a little research and it seems to be a well known problem of a build up of sludge in the sump/oil pick up strainer and its pipe. I have tried an "off the shelf" engine flush changed the oil & filter but still the same although the warning comes on at a higher speed what do I need to do to remedy this and how difficult is it. Many Thanks to all

[kenney]

You need to remove the sump and clean the oil pump strainer,depends on which engine you have on how big a job it is,but fairly straight forward work,no matter the engine type

[gunner719]

Thanks very much kenney - its a 1.8T 20V

[kenney]

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