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Any Polo 9N TDI owners
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 9:59 am
by 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
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:49 am
by 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.
Re: Any Polo 9N TDI owners
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 11:47 am
by des_pd_ tdi
Vdubber wrote: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
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 3:50 pm
by Vdubber
Many Thanks for your help.
I have just topped it up.
Si
Re: Any Polo 9N TDI owners
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 4:03 pm
by bstardchild
Vdubber wrote: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!!
Vdubber wrote: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
Vdubber wrote: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
)
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 5:54 pm
by dxg
Vdubber wrote: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.
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 2:23 pm
by 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
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 3:25 pm
by 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