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Hello lovely people, I'm new here! I've recently bought an Audi A3 - Y Reg from a private seller. I needed a new car in a rush as my VW Golf T Reg died on me and I pretty much bought it without viewing it, I know I know! Spare me... Please! Anyways, I gave it a quick test drive, everything seemed fine, then on the drive home, the red oil light came on, followed by 3 beeps. I tried contacting the seller but he's pulled a fast one on me and won't answer my calls! I've been driving it for about a week now, to and from work (15 miles each way). And I've noticed this only comes on when I come to a halt and only after driving around the 50-70mph mark. From what I've researched already, if it's the oil pressure pump, I'm buggered and shouldn't really be driving it at all until it's fixed. So I took it into a local garage a couple days after I bought it to have this looked at and was told my oil pressure is reading absolutely fine and that it'll be down to a dodgy sensor, which they'd replace for £130. I pick up the car after work and on the drive home, as I come off the M1 and come to a set of lights, the red oil light comes on followed by 3 beeps, AGAIN! So I take it back to the mechanic the next morning and he says he's not sure what it could be, maybe something electrical and he could spend hours trying to diagnose it and it be costly.. I said I wanted my £130 back seeing as he diagnosed it wrong and essentially removed a working sensor and replaced it with another working sensor and he just said "that ain't going to happen" some of you may agree with him, I don't know.. My question to you guys is, what the !Removed! hell is the issue? I've read somewhere it could be a blocked oil pickup pipe, but if that is the case, surely the oil pressure wouldn't be reading above the minimum? If not, any ideas what else it could be? All help and advice is greatly appreciated! If you have any questions I'll do my best to answer them with my very limited car knowledge! Cheers, Christie Bowman