oil light came on yesterday and had to top up my oil , forgot how expensive synthetic oil was

Not as expensive as a seized engine... :wonder:

Not as expensive as a seized engine... :wonder:

too true

Just out of interest, take your undertray off and see if you have tell tale signs of your oil cannister leaking. Did and oil change t'other day and had a dirty/oily patch directly under cannister. :wonder:

oil light came on yesterday and had to top up my oil , forgot how expensive synthetic oil was

Same happened to me yesterday. My excuse is that the dip-stick is difficult to read and seemed to be fine about a week (800miles) ago.

Scared the life out of me as the last time I saw an oil warning light it signalled the death of my Mazda 6 Sport 2.3. They quoted £7000 for a new engine and then £4000 for a second hand/reconditioned one that never actually materialsied (for complicated and boring reasons). Ultimately (via a 12 month filler of a Mondeo TDCI that I actually quite enjoyed) I ended up with my Octy vRS so it ended well.

I was told when I destroyed my Mazda 6 that once the oil warning light shows the engine was already ruined. I only hope this isn't the case for my Skoda TDI vRS - but after topping up all seems to be well. I assume the 2.0 VAG TDI in my Octy vRS is less sensitive and fragile than a Mazda 2.3 petrol engine.

And yes - sythentic oil 507.00 is very expensive isn't it!

Regards,

Jon