John Nash

On reading about .. it doesn't seem like the oil pressure warning on the little LCD display will stop it from starting and it is a symptom of cranking over without firing.

My partner has a 2l TDI quatro. 2008. We needed to change the oil and stuff. I've been doing this sort of stuff for years, so didn't expect any issues. Getting the undertray off was a pig, as couldn't get the car high enough to comfortably get at its rear torx which were cranked up tight. I drained the oil and refilled with 4.3L of 507 spec. Got the cap off the oil filter and then found they had sent me the wrong one, so I had to put the old one back in. Similarly with the fuel filter. Two right ones on order ( I know what they look like now). It took a fair few cranks to refill the fuel filter ( I assumed - as I had to take it out to measure it to order the right one - alot of fuel went over the rags) and I got the "oil pressure warning" on dash ( I Looked that up afterwards and it's normal if you crank a bit without firing). I drove it up to our other parking (maybe less than a minute). The car won't now start - it cranks but doesn't fire. It puts up a oil pressure warning. I checked the filters and the oil filter housing is dry inside - I am not sure if it should be or not. The oil level is where it should be - no catastropic leaks overnight. What have I missed ?? DId I need to prime the oil filter housing or something ? I had to disconnect the sensor just right of the oil filter to get that out .... I am in so much trouble .... she's about to kill me.