Low Oil pressure light after cam follower recall

[chiropaul]

So I just had the cam follower HPFP warranty work done over the past few days. I picked my car up from Audi Fresno last night (about an hour from my house). The car drove perfect and I was very happy!! I went to work this morning and no issues. I was very happy that my car can now actually get into boost without falling on its face. I drove the car maybe 20 miles this morning. After work I'm driving on the freeway doing about 70 when all of a sudden a low oil pressure light comes on and I freak out. I was luckily at my exit so I put it in neutral and coasted off the freeway. When I the rpm dropped under 2k the light went away, I stopped and listened to the motor and it sounded normal. I was about a 1/2 mile from my house so I babied it home. The light came back on about 4 blocks from my house and I kept the rpm very low and pulled in my driveway.

I checked the oil and it was at the minimum mark on the dipstick. There was smoke coming out of the oil fill hole when I opened it to put oil in at my house. I had a gallon of oil here at the house so I added nearly 2+ quarts of oil to the car to get the oil level to read properly. I idled the motor and rechecked the oil and prob added another 1/2 quart or more to get it to read right. Engine sounded fine to me after all this. I drove it around the block after and it seemed totally fine but I'm very worried that this really F'd up the motor.

My paperwork said they performed an oil change yesterday as part of the warranty work and I'm just wondering how the F is there no oil in the damn motor a day after all this work was performed.

I'm looking for advice from everyone on how to handle things with the dealer tomorrow. I have video of me checking dipstick and opening the cap on the oil fill to see smoke coming from crankcase. They obviously screwed up big time.

[chiropaul]

https://youtu.be/Nsp-Q6UCF20

[audihere06]

Honestly you should take it in and make them pull the pan and check a rod bearing. I just had the dealer blow up my engine and want $10000 for a new one. Since you can prove it was their fault ide make them inspect it for free. (Btw the smoke is nothing they all do that.)


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[chiropaul]

Honestly you should take it in and make them pull the pan and check a rod bearing. I just had the dealer blow up my engine and want $10000 for a new one. Since you can prove it was their fault ide make them inspect it for free. (Btw the smoke is nothing they all do that.)


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Thanks for your response. I called them and they offered to inspect it at no charge and give me a rental car. I'm about an hour away and the guy told me if the light is off and the oil level is reading good then I should be able to drive it. I asked them to tow it (an hour away), but it didn't sound like they wanted to pay for that. Which is crazy since driving it 50 miles with potentially fried bearings is not so smart. But since that is what he told me to do, I will hold them to that if this thing seizes up on me.
I will definitely ask them to check the rod bearings, etc since there was obviously documentation of what happened, and the fact that it was less than 24 hours since I picked the car up from them.

[audihere06]

I have determined that dealerships will hire anybody.


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[mtroxel]

Since you can prove it was their fault ide make them inspect it for free. (Btw the smoke is nothing they all do that.)

How can you prove it was the dealer's fault? What is it about the procedures of a cam follower/HPFP job that make you think he could have created an oil pressure issue?

[audihere06]

They don't actually clean the failed follower out of the engine they change the oil and cam and send you on your way. Plus he said thwy didnt even fill the oil all thw way.


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