oil top up?

[lamer123]

is it normal for my car to burn oil at 10k km (last services is 5k km; next is 15k km on synthetic oil)?

i should just top it up right? since the oil check lights are on.

 

[rapport25]

Check oil level first.

Not 100% sure on the Mk7's. But on my previous Vw, max to min was nearly 1 litre of oil.

Hth's

Rappy.

 

[lamer123]

you mean the engine oil dipstick min and max is just 1 litre difference?

 

[TheSwede]

you mean the engine oil dipstick min and max is just 1 litre difference?

Yes, perhaps even less…

Park the car on horizontal ground, otherwise you won’t know the level.

Top it up in portions, not more than 0,3 litre at a time and check dipstick, so you don’t over fill it. On warm engine let it flow down for a couple of minutes before dipstick check.

/Peter

 

[lamer123]

yeah i just did it, it is indeed somewhere 1 litre difference, topped it up slowly a few times and now its on save level of the dipstick.

thanks for the advice rapport25 & The Swede. hope this thread help others who are wondering the same thing as i am.

 

[enkil]

Surprising. My car did not consume oil at all. After 5000km did oil change. now at 12700 waiting for 15k service. Even tracked the car twice. Also no drop in oil level.

 

[lamer123]

hmm not sure about my engine, i break it in quite nicely during first 1000km. probably the dealer did not top up the oil to full when they did oil servicing; i suspect. so i will have to check next time.

 

[rapport25]

yeah i just did it, it is indeed somewhere 1 litre difference, topped it up slowly a few times and now its on save level of the dipstick.

thanks for the advice rapport25 & The Swede. hope this thread help others who are wondering the same thing as i am.

No worries, sorry for the late reply. Yes I was talking about the dipstick.