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Hi All, Update on my oil fiasco….. This weekend I hit 500 miles since topping oil up to full a couple of weeks back. Checked oil level and there appears to be no drop in oil level. Still sitting bang on the top of the crosshatch. 👍🏻 I will check oil level once a week and update this post as and when I see a noticeable drop in oil level on the dipstick. watch this space! 😂

Just to clarify…. The warning message I got states CHECK OIL LEVEL and is a notification on the dash console with an AMBER triangle containing an exclamation mark. It also appears in the CAR STATUS. I do not have a RED OIL PRESSURE warning light coming on. I agree with JR’s comment above. Im an engineer but not a motor engineer. So while I’m not clued up on cars and engines I find it difficult to believe that the “check oil level” notification I get on my dash is only triggered/displayed once the engines oil pressure is dangerously low. That seems crazy. Surely it must be sensing a loss of oil and therefore warning the driver well before the oil level is low enough to cause serious oil pressure conditions. Thats my take on it. Nonetheless I will continue to check my oil level after 500 miles as suggested by Ootohere as that seems like sensible advice. cheers 😁

No worries I’ll check it after 500 miles and see how it’s looking and report back 👍🏻 watch this space 😀 Thanks for the advice

Ok Ootohere, so I followed your previous bit of advice. Last weekend I filled it up to top of crosshatch (1 litre) when engine was cold. Then drove it until oil temp hit 100. Then let it sit for 10 minutes and checked oil level. Was still bang on the top of the crosshatch. Reset my trip counter and “since start” data so that I can accurately record how many miles I’ve driven next time the check oil warning appears. I’ll see how it goes 👍🏻 Its also due an oil service at 80k and it’s just touching 78k now. so if I think it’s using too much oil after I have accurate data. I’ll ask Skoda to check it out. I’ll update this post again when the check oil level warning comes on 👍🏻 cheers

Thanks for replying TheClient and Scout-MkIII. Interesting and useful information from both of you. Appreciate you taking the time to reply. Cheers

Thanks for this 👍🏻 I had the haldex done in Henry’s Skoda in May just to be sure it was up to date. I’ll try the topping up method you suggested. When I added oil I left it at the half way point on the crosshatch. So I guess it might just be low on oil and then I’m barely adding enough. I’ll give it a go and update in due course Thanks for replying

Ootohere it hasn’t been near that dealer for years. Nice bit of detective work though 😂 Henrys Skoda in Glasgow Then previous owner traded it in to a dealer in Yorkshire. I bought it from them and they claimed they had done the oil service as going on mileage it was due (70K). Even if they didn’t actually do it, the oil service is showing on the history at 60K (Henrys).

Thanks for replying. Ok, So I bought the car in February this year and apparently the dealer did an oil service then. I’m starting to doubt that though. I’ve had the car in a main Skoda dealer since buying it to have some other service type stuff done and they said the car is in very good condition. I didn’t get the oil service done as I had been told it was done when I bought it. last oil service prior to February was roughly 1 year before I bought it. And it’s had its oil service every year prior to that according to the service history. I checked the level using the dipstick and I did it in the morning before driving so the engine was cold and oil settled. This was after the oil level warning was displayed roughy at beginning of May. Since then I’ve added 2 litres. So 1.5 litres up until yesterday when I got the warning again. I put another half litre in and it’s sitting about half way on the dipstick. car has done 75k cheers

I’m hoping one of you knowledgeable people can help me with an oil usage issue on my mark III Octavia VRs. It’s the diesel estate model with the DSG box. 2016 plate. A couple of months ago I had the “check your oil level” warning. So I did and it was low. Topped it up with half a litre and all was well. Roughly six weeks later (I do roughly 800 miles per month so let’s just say about 1000 miles had been driven) the same warning came up. Checked it again and it was low again, so I topped it up with another half litre. Same again after roughly another 1000 miles (yesterday). Thats 2 litres in roughly 3000 miles!! Obviously something isn’t quite right, but what?? No oil leak I can see in the engine bay. Never any oil underneath the car. No milky deposits round oil tank lid. No sign or smell of burning oil. No black smoke from exhaust or black deposits around the exhaust. So I have a couple of questions….. 1. Are Octavia Vrs’s prone to guzzling oil and if so how much??? 2. Anyone have ANY ideas what could be wrong? All ideas and advice welcome Thanks in advance

Thanks that’s good to know.

Thanks for your reply Rooted. Skoda approved the anti corrosion warranty repair and the work was carried out my a Skoda dealership in Dundee - Specialist cars. It was at 32000k and the car was 2 years and 4 months old at the time. So the 3 year paint bit I would assume. I can see where the paint has been rubbed down around the area so doesn’t strike me as a replacement sill or wing. Thats all the info I have at the moment as this happened before I owned the car.

Hello there, I’m looking for any advice from you knowledgeable forum gurus on the best way to deal with an issue on my first Skoda car. This is my first post and it’s a wee bit long winded so please read on and hit me with any opinions or advice 😁 So, I recently bought my first Skoda. A very nice 2016 Octavia 4WD DSG VRS Estate (Diesel). I’ve owned the car for about 6 weeks and yesterday noticed a small area of surface rust on near side sill where it meets the wheel arch. This wasn’t there when I bought the car. It’s like an area maybe an inch or so across has just flaked off and exposed an area below which while solid has surface rust. Upon inspection it is obvious there has been a previous repair. Just paint no serious corrosion (yet) and no sign of any filler or anything . So I checked the service history as I remember seeing an anti-corrosion warranty repair mentioned. There was indeed a repair carried out by a Skoda dealer at 32000 miles back in June 2018 under the anti corrosion warranty. This was 5 1/2 years and 40k miles ago. But it seems obvious to me the repair wasn’t up to standard you would expect and has now failed. It’s quite obvious there has been surface corrosion below the paint which has resulted in the “flaked paint” and exposed metal. I’m thinking Skoda should be fixing this at no cost to me as their warranty repair has failed. I haven’t contacted them yet as I hear they are notoriously bad with anti corrosion warranty stuff. Does anyone have any opinion on what I have described?? Would you agree their (Skoda) warranty repair should last way longer than 40k miles in Sunny Scottish weather 😁 and therefore they should repair this again (hopefully properly this time)??? And any advice on best way to approach this would be appreciated. Go to dealer first or straight to Skoda UK. Unfortunately the dealer is 50 odd miles away!! Thanks in advance

Hello there. Just bought my first Skoda a few weeks back - Octavia 4WD DSG Vrs estate. I’m told this is the place to find the Skoda knowledge 😁 Cheers