had my car sericed, oil temp dissapeared..

[sharkrider]

as the title says.... now without the effort of going back to the dealership to get it fixed, can I do it myself?

 

to clarify, by dissapeard, i can bring it up on the display but it only reads ---- (and of course I have warmed it up! :P )

 

thanks in advance... i know there are a million threads on this, but I would like a consice answer if anyone has one, I am a lazy ****er, and if I cant be arsed to go back to the dealer, obviously I cant be arsed to search

[newbie69]

If the oil temp indication is there but it's only dashes forever I'm afraid you'll have to go back... Mine was like that until I paid them a visit asking to make this actually useful and they enabled it. Hope I'm wrong but I don't think it can be done via VCDS.

[the mad monk]

yeah it must be all of a few miles for you

 

pass us the keys ill take it for you, just fill it up first

[sharkrider]

I have to laugh at that actually, seeing as I now have to go out for a lesson and will be driving past the dealership maybe I can spare the time on the way home :p

 

edit: I wasn't intending on venturing out of my house before... aiming to fix it via bluetooth from here :P

[leevrs180]

Was the dashes not caused on some by the dealer changing service schedule from fixed to variable

[Guest]

Sometimes the sensor wire gets knocked off. Take a look under the bonnet. 

[sharkrider]

Was the dashes not caused on some by the dealer changing service schedule from fixed to variable

spot on, I have just gone back (seein as I was passing mad monk! :P ) he said "because you brought it in at 10k I set it to fixed.... " he's just set it back to variable so my oil temp has come back I'll still take it in every 10k though....

I dont know how long it would have gone before asking for a service!

 

anyone on variable servicing and actually use it? what sort of intervals are you getting serived at ?

[the mad monk]

thats odd coz im on fixed and i have the temp?

 

p.s. so i take it im not getting a spin in it then :P

[sharkrider]

lol.. you have one! :P

[gadgetman]

Doesn't this mean it's been set to fixed intervals?

[sharkrider]

as post 7 above ^^^^ but yes, its back to variable, and my oil temp is back

[gadgetman]

You can enable the oil temp with vcds if on fixed.

[sharkrider]

ahhh, right........