"Engine Oil Level check" light came at 5400 miles

[jonnybgood]

Yes you do, it won't tell if all the tyres have gone flat.

I think I might notice!

[philhoward]

Lets be fair actually, all O3's have breakdown, servicing & warrantee so whilst its seriously advisable, its not absolutely essential to check your oil levels. Yes you'll look a little silly or a bit of girl but, nobody gets hurt or killed so, it ain't the worst thing you can do with a car. Crack on Saurabh your doing ok, take an evening course in Car Maintenance should you be interested or just take it to the dealers whenever you get a warning light either way, just keep buying cars with breakdown, servicing & warrantee and you won't go far wrong. Regards T

I'm with Neily03 - it is a warranty against component failure and/or assembly, not stupidity of the owner.  You get a warning (which hopefully is failsafe) when the oil is low.  What do you intend to do if the oil warning comes on?  Think "ah well, it's having a service in a fortnight, they can fix it then"?

 

If you call out Skoda Assistance for a low oil level, I hope they chastise you suitably...

[Neily03]

I think I might notice!

 

Not if you don't check them like you just said wasn't necessary

[Timoctav]

 

Don't need to with a tyre pressure monitor on board!

Yes you do - you only get a basic alarm system with these cars which alarms only when the pressure has dropped significantly. It does not actually monitor tyre pressure only wheel rotation speeds so a pretty basic system, but better than nothing. If there was a proper readout that actually measured and displayed tyre presssure then I'd agree with you.

[Timoctav]

 

Lets be fair actually, all O3's have breakdown, servicing & warrantee so whilst its seriously advisable, its not absolutely essential to check your oil levels. Yes you'll look a little silly or a bit of girl but, nobody gets hurt or killed so, it ain't the worst thing you can do with a car.Crack on Saurabh your doing ok, take an evening course in Car Maintenance should you be interested or just take it to the dealers whenever you get a warning light either way, just keep buying cars with breakdown, servicing & warrantee and you won't go far wrong.RegardsT

That is a crzy statement! Of course you need to check the oil level - so you'd wait until a wild and wet night on a motorway with your family on board when you get a low oil level alarm, pull over on the hard shoulder and wait hours for a rescue vehicle? Rather than spend 2 minutes every other week checking the oil level?

[pipsyp]

VAG cars particularly petrols tend to burn a fair bit of oil from new but does settle after a few K.

I dont think the guy needed to be harrased and told that he is irresponsible for not checking his oil in 5.5k; its good practise to check regularly particularly on a newish car and if you do a few miles I wont deny but the way dipsticks misread nowadays (my old Fabia vRS would never give a consistent reading for example) id almost be inclined to question if its better to check the oil manually or wait for the car to tell you it needs some.

if the guy isnt that confident under the bonnet could risk overfilling it which will do way more harm than good; the low oil warning after all "should" chime in around the point it needs a litre and warns well before any damage would occur. Also fair shout to him for admitting this and taking it to a dealer for a top-up; saved any further embarrassment of overfilling it and killing the catalyst. Expect you guys would have had a field day with this given your reactions so far.

Just where is that Briskoda camaraderie?

Edited 4 March, 2014 by pipsyp

[themanwithnoaim]

I'm with Neily03 - it is a warranty against component failure and/or assembly, not stupidity of the owner.  You get a warning (which hopefully is failsafe) when the oil is low.  What do you intend to do if the oil warning comes on?  Think "ah well, it's having a service in a fortnight, they can fix it then"?

 

If you call out Skoda Assistance for a low oil level, I hope they chastise you suitably...

Phil, stupidity is a really strong word, if you get a warning light and take it to a dealer in a reasonable time period due to not knowing what or how to do whats required the warranty is upheld or, did Skoda have a get-out clause saying you could only own one their cars if you were competent in car maintenance. 

 

 

 

That is a crzy statement! Of course you need to check the oil level - so you'd wait until a wild and wet night on a motorway with your family on board when you get a low oil level alarm, pull over on the hard shoulder and wait hours for a rescue vehicle? Rather than spend 2 minutes every other week checking the oil level?

Tim, I didn't say there weren't consequences.

 

Anyway, the OP's dealer has dealt with the matter and the OP seems to have acted reasonable with the fault code presented so, can someone tell me what has happened that Skoda haven't expected or setup systems for.  Whilst not ideal, whats seriously wrong ?.

 

Regards

T

[philhoward]

I'll be honest, T, I read your comment one way - "what the hell, it's got a warranty" - as did others by the looks of it.

 

Having re-read it, I still stand by my comments although I did go a bit overboard.  It should be part of a handover (in an ideal world) that you are shown where to top up fluids although in all honesty I expect that either a new owner would be too embarrassed to ask, the salesperson wouldn't know, or the owner would be just pointed in the direction of the half a tree in the glovebox...

 

To be honest, if you broke down and had a siezed engine because of no oil (or conversely water) in it, I doubt that SUK would cough up for a new engine on that basis - unless a component failure caused a sudden loss.  They would point you to the first few pages of the handbook (I assume - I haven't got mine yet).

[Timoctav]

On abit of a side issue my 2.0 CR diesel has now travelled 14k miles and the oil level is at the half way mark on the dipstick - and I've put no oil in it since new. Remarkably low lube oil consumption!

[saurabhdutt]

VAG cars particularly petrols tend to burn a fair bit of oil from new but does settle after a few K.

I dont think the guy needed to be harrased and told that he is irresponsible for not checking his oil in 5.5k; its good practise to check regularly particularly on a newish car and if you do a few miles I wont deny but the way dipsticks misread nowadays (my old Fabia vRS would never give a consistent reading for example) id almost be inclined to question if its better to check the oil manually or wait for the car to tell you it needs some.

if the guy isnt that confident under the bonnet could risk overfilling it which will do way more harm than good; the low oil warning after all "should" chime in around the point it needs a litre and warns well before any damage would occur. Also fair shout to him for admitting this and taking it to a dealer for a top-up; saved any further embarrassment of overfilling it and killing the catalyst. Expect you guys would have had a field day with this given your reactions so far.

Just where is that Briskoda camaraderie?

Cheers pipsyp for understanding. It has reached a point of embarrassment now.

Wish I had never bought this topic up.... :-(

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[themanwithnoaim]

Saurabh, there are no stupid questions merely, stupid people for not asking questions when they don't know the answers they need to know.

 

Don't be afraid of looking silly, keep asking questions or you'll never know the answers.

 

Regards

T

[saurabhdutt]

Saurabh, there are no stupid questions merely, stupid people for not asking questions when they don't know the answers they need to know.

Don't be afraid of looking silly, keep asking questions or you'll never know the answers.

Regards

T

Thanks ever so much... :-))

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[jonnybgood]

Anyone with a 2.0tdi had to top up the oil in the first 12 months from new?

Just looking for an excuse not to lift the bonnet, besides my driveway is on a slope!

[Neily03]

Anyone with a 2.0tdi had to top up the oil in the first 12 months from new?

Just looking for an excuse not to lift the bonnet, besides my driveway is on a slope!

I put around 1/2 a litre in mine at 5k miles, it's now about half way between min and max on the dip stick at 8.3k miles so should be fine until it's first service now.

[Timoctav]

Anyone with a 2.0tdi had to top up the oil in the first 12 months from new?

Just looking for an excuse not to lift the bonnet, besides my driveway is on a slope!

Put no oil in mine at all, in 14k miles, level is still at half mark on dipstick. But oil consumption can vary from engine to engine and also with different driving styles, so no excuse not to check it! 

[rwbaldwin]

When the oil level warning light comes on the engine is ALREADY TOO LOW. If you run the car out of oil you will not be covered under warranty - even if the oil level light is faulty and doesn't come on. This has happened and the owners have been dealt a hard lesson. The owner's handbook makes it clear that it is the owner's responsibility to check the oil with dipstick.

[byclops]

I think the manual explains very poorly what to do when the oil light is lit.

 

first there is this:

 

 

The warning icon will go out if the bonnet is left open for more than 30 seconds.

If no engine oil has been replenished, the warning icon will come on again after

driving about 100 km.

 

From this I assume that the manufacturer believes it is safe to top up the oil within 100 km of the oil level light coming on.

 

Then there is this warning:

 

Do not continue your journey if for some reason it is not possible ? to top up

the engine oil under the prevailing conditions! Switch off the engine and seek

assistance from a specialist garage.

 

Here I am not sure what they mean by "under the prevailing conditions" (probably my bad english is to blame), but if I uderstand correctly, you should call assistance if you don't have oil with you when the warning comes up. 

 

When I first read the manual I was mislead that I have up to 100 km to top up the oil after the oil level warning comes up.

Edited 5 March, 2014 by byclops

[gwm97e]

Anybody know what the oil capacity difference between the top and bottom of 'level B' on the dipstick is ?

 

Being a good boy, I check my oil and tyres regularly, and before any long journey, and the oil level was about half way down 'level B', which is why I was surprised when the oil level warning light came on a little over 120 miles later, at half past nine on a Bank holiday evening......

 

And having several years of VAG experience, that's why I had a litre of 507-00 handy in the boot.....

Edited 24 April, 2014 by gwm97e

[Neily03]

Difference between MIN and MAX is 1 litre.

[Sheldon.Cooper]

Anyone with a 2.0tdi had to top up the oil in the first 12 months from new?

Just looking for an excuse not to lift the bonnet, besides my driveway is on a slope!

Checked the oil for the first time the other week and after 9 months and 5,000 miles she'd used no oil whatsoever.

[andyvee]

My CR150 hasn't used a drop in 10,000 miles over 6 months.

Sent from my phone so please excuse brevity and spelling

[pipsyp]

There are tolerances, when the level low warning comes on it is a very good idea to top up ASAP but engine damage will not occur if you replenish in a sensible mileage/timeframe. Its not a STOP your engine will imminently seize and explode warning.

Like most people I do carry a 1 litre top up kit in my boot but nearly 3k on from new my 150 TDi doesnt appear to have used any oil.

[pipsyp]

....that said if you were running low on oil then happened to have an engine failure or some related issue expect SUK would worm out of fixing it under warranty......

[Nookiebear]

A lot of people being lambasted on here regarding their views on basic vehicle maintenance and 'operational' procedures, and whilst it's easy to try and fall back on the old saying that they use on 'Who wants to be a millionaire' - "It's easy if you know"… Skoda, alike every other manufacturer, put that wallet full of little books in the car for a reason (and indeed as an additional clue, a litre of oil, certainly as I've received in the last two Skoda's I've purchased). So stupidity and ignorance are not necessarily the words I'd use… perhaps 'laziness'!

 

I also (personally) don't think there should be any obligation on the dealers' part to give a crash course on vehicle maintenance at the point of handover… basic vehicle safety checks (tyres, oil, washer fluid) should be part of the driving lessons/test (if not already… it's been some years since I took mine and I know things have changed) that people learn from the outset. With any vehicle, you're basically driving a missile, and if you've ever handled any type of ordnance you'll certainly know that basic maintenance is crucial to safe operation.

 

Will eagerly await to read what I now get slated for saying!

[skovirg]

There are tolerances, when the level low warning comes on it is a very good idea to top up ASAP but engine damage will not occur if you replenish in a sensible mileage/timeframe. Its not a STOP your engine will imminently seize and explode warning.

Like most people I do carry a 1 litre top up kit in my boot but nearly 3k on from new my 150 TDi doesnt appear to have used any oil.

 

My oil consumption is the same as yours, zero in over 4K. My dealer said that it may need a little oil but probably not. He also said to pop it in if the level drops or if the warning comes on as I only work a few miles away.  I would also suggest therefore that an instant stop is not required.