Hi,I have a Skoda superb 66 plate 29000 miles that I just bought 2 months ago and apparently it’s eating oil,I did the service with genuine parts and after 3000 miles the oil level it’s down. Anyone had this problem?

Proooobably an idea to get engine type to get something to work with. 

2.0 diesel

Welcome. 

Did a low Oil Level light come on or low oil pressure, and has the oil level been checked in 3,000 miles?

?

How much oil was filled at the Service and was it at the top of the crosshatch area when checked at operating temp after being filled, 

then how much oil has been needed to keep it filled to the same mark?

 

What is the car used for as in type of driving?

 

 

Hi, the oil level  light came up,I didn’t checked the level in this 3000 miles,I had to fill  with 1 liter,the level was ok after the service and the car is used  for taxi.

Maybe not that excessive oil use if it was fully up to capacity after the service.

If checked now and at the top of the cross hatch with the oil at operating temp you had best see were that is when stone cold and keep track of the oil used checking at cold each time.

Oil burn in my 2.0 TSI has been stopped at 1l for each 2.7-3k Km
and that isn't enough for producer's conditions, dealer can't offer any manipulations to solve 😞

-> https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/454623-what-have-you-done-to-your-superb-iii-today/page/19/?tab=comments#comment-5246361

 

It’s just unbelievable for a new car to need so much oil 🙁

It is the other way around.

Read your owners manual.  VW will try and tell owners that every engine petrol or diesel, 3,4,5.6,8 or 12 cyllinder 'May use 0.5 litres in 1,000 km. (621 miles) 

and more in the first 5,000 km.  To cover their backside.

 

1 litre in 3,000 miles in a taxi is not that much, especially if it was not checked after a week or 2 to see there was enough oil in.

 

I has a 3 year old 2.0 TDI SCR 150 ps DSG Alhambra until a few weeks back and who ever gets it will find it can use 1 litre in about 5,000 miles.

Edited 14 December, 20196 yr by Roottootemoot

Thank you for the info

hi, i might be late to the party, but what i noticed on my one and is 113k on the clock serviced every 6 months... is that if i top up to maximum will come down to 3/4 between min and max in no time and will sit there... will carry on looking at it but when i checked first after about 2000 miles i had the same reaction as you... topped up only to find 300 miles later that those 300ml that took to take it back to maximum are gone again... and now i have about another 1000 miles and the level is still there...

Hi,strange thing

10 hours ago, SpAwNtoHell said:

hi, i might be late to the party, but what i noticed on my one and is 113k on the clock serviced every 6 months... is that if i top up to maximum will come down to 3/4 between min and max in no time and will sit there... will carry on looking at it but when i checked first after about 2000 miles i had the same reaction as you... topped up only to find 300 miles later that those 300ml that took to take it back to maximum are gone again... and now i have about another 1000 miles and the level is still there...

 

My previous old Superb mk I 1.9pd was like this. If you changed the oil filling up to the max on the dipstick it would quickly drop to about halfway between max and min and then stay at this point. 

 

 

 

Not know for sure but considering the behaviour so far seems like it dies not like the maximum....

 

As the oil warning system on this engine is quite good do to multiple pressure sensors, temp sensors and level in the pan... I will not take it to max again but i am keeping an eye on it.... But indeed a kind of strange behaviour i dud not come across before. I will top up my one again only if it gets 1/4 between min and max and then i will mot put more then 0.5L... ( stil waiting for that with a liter bottle in the boot only missing 300 ml out of it i toped up last)

If you change the oil filling up to the max by checking on a dipstick with an engine that was just ticking over for 5 minutes and then check, that is not checking at Operating Temperature.

This is what happens in Dealership Workshops.

 

The car / engine Oil needs taking up to around 80+ o*C indicated then stopped and dipped after a few minutes.

**That should be the technician taking the car for a road test, and that would need to be at least 5 miles, not around the compound.**

If you wait 15 minutes to check that is not a few minutes, that is a lot of minutes.   

Check the level after a few minutes after stopping on the flat and top up if required.

 

Then when cold check the level.

At least then you know the level if checking before starting a trip or working as a Taxi driver.

The at Operating Temp check means the level can be checked when fueling,  as VW seem to think people still do on filling station forecourts....

Edited 17 December, 20196 yr by Roottootemoot

3 minutes ago, Roottootemoot said:

If you change the oil filling up to the max by checking on a dipstick with an engine that was just ticking over for 5 minutes and then check, that is not checking at Operating Temperature.

This is what happens in Dealership Workshops.

 

The car / engine Oil needs taking up to around 80+ o*C indicated then stopped and dipped after a few minutes.

15 minutes is not a few, that is a lot.   

Check the level and top up if required.

 

Then when cold check the level.

At least then you know the level if checking before starting a trip or working as a Taxi driver.

The at Operating Temp check means the level can be checked when fueling,  as VW seem to think people still do on filling station forecourts....

 

I agree with you but not my case as i always check my oil after it reaches 90 celsius and is stopped for 5 minutes thereafter, and even if i go back to it 5 hours later is at the same level...or no difference visually on dipstick. I check it every time the temp condition is met and i stop somewhere on flat ( not every often for me as most parking on side of the road tends to lean the care towards the kerb), i still do it once or twice  a week only that i am expecting it tu use oil as a vw engine lol still not convinced it does not.

That is good.  Simple.

But not the case with all engines, such as those with Oil filters up top. 

 

 For those running a taxi so being a professional driver checking oil weekly when checking coolant and tyres etc seems to be the most basic of things to do. IMO.

13 hours ago, Roottootemoot said:

That is good.  Simple.

But not the case with all engines, such as those with Oil filters up top. 

 

 

Hmm, such as with my Superb - EA111 2014 1.4tsi mkII. The oil filter is very much at the top but I think it has a valve to stop the oil running back to the sump - er theoretically!.

 

Fortunately I've had little to do with topping up with oil between services as it doesn't seem to use much oil. 

 

Edited 17 December, 20196 yr by bigjohn

On 14/12/2019 at 15:34, Andrewxxmm said:

Hi,I have a Skoda superb 66 plate 29000 miles that I just bought 2 months ago and apparently it’s eating oil,I did the service with genuine parts and after 3000 miles the oil level it’s down. Anyone had this problem?

 

What is the reason for a DIY service on a car still under manufacturers warranty, was this an interim service outside of Skoda's minimum service stipulations?

 

If not then assuming you're not VAT registered you may have just voided your warranty, so if the oil consumption is deemed excessive and indicative of a problem, then there is a chance Skoda UK won't offer any help.

The warranty ended on October 

Did you buy private (no warranty), independent garage (usually 3-6 months warranty) or as an approved used Skoda (12 months warranty)?

 

Excessive oil consumption rarely ends well if there isn't a leak.

 

If there is no warranty it might be worth buying some, running the car for several more months and then looking to claim? Be sure to read the T&C's to make sure you would be covered.

 

Another alternative might be to cut your losses now and sell it?

My one is a 66 plate... What engine code is yours? What oil did you use?

I have a 3 months warranty from the private dealer and I couldn’t get a longer one because the car is for taxi and they don’t cover longer than that.

Someone told me that even if you have a warranty from Skoda and you back the oil problem that I have apparently they have all covered in the manufacture book saying that a car might do that.

I now that this problem it’s not ending well

I’ve used Quantum 5w30

I’ve used Quantum 5w30

Five-and-a-half years on, does anyone know how this story ended?

What became of @Andrewxxmm and his Superb?