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Has the head gasket blown?
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................and the speedo, rev counter, petrol gauge, temp gauge all had zero readings on the dashboard. The speedo and petrol gauges worked ok after a couple of minutes, ..............
That sounds more like an earth fault on the dash, or a fuse problem.
It may well upset the oil level indicator as well.0 -
I've driven to work and back today (20 minutes each way) and it was fine! Freaky. I'm just relieved. Long may it continue.0
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As Mikey says, I think you have some electrical gremlins there and not an oil pressure issue.
Good luck with that being an intermittent issue, the hardest fault to track down.
As sure as day follows night, when you take it to a garage to be investigated it wont play up!0 -
Yes, you're probably right.0
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vw polos of that reg are notorious for problems with the circuitry in the dash/speedo pod, new ones are about £200 or get them repaired by dash replacement specialistThat sounds more like an earth fault on the dash, or a fuse problem.
It may well upset the oil level indicator as well.0
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