On 21/08/2024 at 13:58, CTvrs said:

I agree with JR’s comment above.

 

Yeah, I agree with @J.R. too.

 

On 21/08/2024 at 13:58, CTvrs said:

 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.

 

It's a case of me being overtly cautious.  I was thinking back to Jamie's thread, where after an oil warning came on, his dipstick was dry:

 

 

And the VW website saying to stop asap at the amber warning stage (I appreciate you're responding to a 'Check Oil Level' warning):

 

 

Obviously at the red pressure warning stage, you're rapidly approaching bad news.  As my friend is just about to find out - she drove her Juke two miles to my house, with a red oil pressure warning light on.  I got two litres in it to max. (so it wasn't completely empty) and she's now waiting to hear if it's just the timing chain or if there's more damage.

 

As the oil level in the engine reduces, it'll get closer to where the oil pump pick up is in the sump.  At some point, there's a risk the pick up will start to be sucking crankcase air as well as oil, at which point you'll start to experience potential oil pressure issues.  If the check oil level warning comes on when you've still got plenty of oil, both at cold and when oil is being pumped around the engine, then it's not the issue of 'dangerously low' that I'd previously said it is, and I stand happily corrected 👍

 

It's probably worth knowing how much oil your engine has when the check oil level warning comes on.  The manual says 'Too low', which I take as being a bad thing.

 

Gaz

 

 

 

 

 

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! 😂