1.4 TSI oil top up

[agentthumb]

Hey guys,

After your expert opinion on oil top up for a 1.4 TSI. My car has done 12360km and has not had its first service yet.

I was driving to work this morning when the MFD sounded the check oil level alarm. I took the car straight to the dealer and they topped it up for me straight away. The mechanic said he poured about 800ml of oil in there.

I checked the dip stick after a short drive, and the level indicated seems to be smack bang in the middle.

Should I be concerned about this level of oil burn? (800ml over 12360km assuming it was full when it left the factory) or is this fairly normal for a VW?

[VW Convert]

Hey guys,

After your expert opinion on oil top up for a 1.4 TSI. My car has done 12360km and has not had its first service yet.

I was driving to work this morning when the MFD sounded the check oil level alarm. I took the car straight to the dealer and they topped it up for me straight away. The mechanic said he poured about 800ml of oil in there.

I checked the dip stick after a short drive, and the level indicated seems to be smack bang in the middle.

Should I be concerned about this level of oil burn? (800ml over 12360km assuming it was full when it left the factory) or is this fairly normal for a VW?

800 ml over 12,000 Km is quite normal, many VWs use more than this.

Have you not checked the oil in 12,000 KM?

Cheers

George

[agentthumb]

800 ml over 12,000 Km is quite normal, many VWs use more than this.

Have you not checked the oil in 12,000 KM?

Cheers

George

Thanks George. That's good to know. I must admit, I've checked coolant, brake fluid etc, but haven't actually checked the engine oil level.

I've been motoring for over 10 years and have owned 5+ cars, never have I had to top up engine oil due to a warning. Usually the service interval oil changes are more than sufficient. I just keep an eye on the floor and make sure there's nothing puddling up.

I'll definitely be doing that more often now

Cheers again!

[VW Convert]

Thanks George. That's good to know. I must admit, I've checked coolant, brake fluid etc, but haven't actually checked the engine oil level.

I've been motoring for over 10 years and have owned 5+ cars, never have I had to top up engine oil due to a warning. Usually the service interval oil changes are more than sufficient. I just keep an eye on the floor and make sure there's nothing puddling up.

I'll definitely be doing that more often now

Cheers again!

Yes, there are many cars that don't need oil top ups between services but VW service interval is long and turbo engines do tend to use a bit of oil. It's always good practice to check the oil, coolant, brake fluid and tyres regularly.

Cheers

George

[The_Hawk]

Yeah, it's worth grabbing an extra 1L of oil at your next service and keeping it in the car to top it up when it's needed.

(My old Mk3 VR6 was almost 1L / 100km... which was considered "normal" according to the manual! It would make it's way down the dip stick in such an predictable way I could just about pout 1L of oil in every 2nd take of fuel and be bang on )

[agentthumb]

I might just grab a 5L bottle of Castrol Edge 5W-30 from Supercheap. They are not too dear, and is apparently the same stuff the dealers use anyway, just doesn't have the VW logo on it

[bellawii]

Thanks for the tip. I have done 5k on mine and it won't be long before I reach 10k. Reckon it's time to be looking out for the next Supercheap sale.


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[agentthumb]

Thanks for the tip. I have done 5k on mine and it won't be long before I reach 10k. Reckon it's time to be looking out for the next Supercheap sale.


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Just a heads up, there are two Castrol Edge 5W-30. One with the subscript A3/B4 with a gold label. That's not the one you want. You want the green label without subscript.


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[bellawii]

Roger that! Thanks again.


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[Guest001]

I might just grab a 5L bottle of Castrol Edge 5W-30 from Supercheap. They are not too dear, and is apparently the same stuff the dealers use anyway, just doesn't have the VW logo on it

You CANT BUY Professional III longlife anywhere but the dealers


Read this thread http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/...ne-111346.html


and you need to buy the oil in the link here

https://www.autobarn.com.au/castrol-...-5l-engine-oil If it doesnt have APPROVED FOR USE WITH VW its not the right stuff.

Some have SUITABLE for VW which is not the same

PS I check my cars oil weekly whether I use it or not. Always have for 50 years.

[brad]

I checked the dip stick after a short drive, and the level indicated seems to be smack bang in the middle.

Should I be concerned about this level of oil burn? (800ml over 12360km assuming it was full when it left the factory) or is this fairly normal for a VW?

That's really low oil consumption. I'd be happy about that.

Have you never checked your fluid levels (oil, washer bottle, coolant, brake fluid, battery) in the ownership period?

[brad]

I've been motoring for over 10 years and have owned 5+ cars, never have I had to top up engine oil due to a warning. Usually the service interval oil changes are more than sufficient.

How many cars have you had on 15,000km service intervals?

[agentthumb]

That's really low oil consumption. I'd be happy about that.

Have you never checked your fluid levels (oil, washer bottle, coolant, brake fluid, battery) in the ownership period?

Cheers Brad. As mentioned above, I regularly check the other fluids and air in the car, but engine oil in my experience has been something that I only need to keep an eye out on the floor for puddles... Now I know the wiser.

As for service interval, the i20 also in the garage is on 15k intervals, it's had many services without incident.

The Toyotas and Mitsubishi were on 10k, but their service is arguably cheaper (by a significant margin, and I'll be clear I wasn't expecting VW to be cheap) and never had issues there either

I guess I'm just new to owning VWs and the concept of having to top up anything other than air and washer fluids between service. Learn something new everyday

Cheers everyone for your help!


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[Guest001]

Well when we were vanning around the country I checked Oil, water, tyres and other fluids EVERY MORNING.

You never know when something comes loose and best to find it at home rather than stranded in mid rush hour on a freeway or as in our case the middle of nowhere.

[Fzs1000n]

The Gold label is VW approved and the Green label is Japanese car approved ?