Any Polo 9N TDI owners

[Vdubber]

I was going on the motorway this morning and the oil light came on.

My 1.9 TDI is only 8 months/10.5k miles old.

I have checked the oil and it is low but I cant see any leaks.

Has anyone else had any problems?

Do diesel engines drink alot of oil generally. (My first diesel )

Cheers

Si

[cjdriver]

From my experiences when engines are new they tend to drink quite a bit of oil for the first few thousand miles then settle down after that.

I had a clio I bought brand new, it used quite a lot of oil initially, then after about 2000 miles it didn't really use any.

[des_pd_ tdi]

I was going on the motorway this morning and the oil light came on.

My 1.9 TDI is only 8 months/10.5k miles old.

I have checked the oil and it is low but I cant see any leaks.

Has anyone else had any problems?

Do diesel engines drink alot of oil generally. (My first diesel )

Cheers

Si

They tend to drink a bit for the first ten thousand miles, mine did exactly the same thing, oil light beeped and flashed on when I was cruising on the motorway. Thought me to check my Oil reguarly

Don't worry about it the the PD tdi's are known for it.

Des

[Vdubber]

Many Thanks for your help.

I have just topped it up.

Si

[bstardchild]

I was going on the motorway this morning and the oil light came on.

My 1.9 TDI is only 8 months/10.5k miles old.

Check it more often - every week/month at a minimum - it's the only thing that keeps the moving parts apart!!

I have checked the oil and it is low but I cant see any leaks.

Good move - at least you know it's using it slowly rather than a cracked sump

Do diesel engines drink alot of oil generally. (My first diesel )

Yep - more when new (during the bedding in process) - less in middle age (when all the tolerances are at their best) - then lots when old and leggy - (in fact I think the chose engine oil over the other stuff you put in the tank - maybe it tastes better )

[dxg]

Many Thanks for your help.

I have just topped it up.

Si

Make sure you have the right oil, though. Just pointing out the obvious, but you do say it's your first diesel.



Deek.

[sbp]

don't fill it up over its max!
And I've had the oil lamp turn on 3times since I got it. It's got 70.000kms. It's normal

[Vdubber]

I have never topped up a car with oil in my 8 years of driving.

Even though I have checked the level every now and again. I just wasnt expecting a newer car to need it.

Make sure you have the right oil, though. Just pointing out the obvious, but you do say it's your first diesel.



Deek.

I wasnt sure which oil to get because my car is on long life services and the oil is different. So I just got a top up bottle from the nearest VW.

Si