140 Tdi using oil?

[boofont]

Hi all, my 140 Tdi GT sport has done 9000 miles, just the other day I had to add a litre of oil to get the oil warning light to go out, should I be worried?

[knt]

You should really check the oil more often, like every time you fill up with fuel tyres and oil levels should be checked.
Waiting for the display light to come on before you top it up isn't good.
Having said that, I'm too are guilty of not checking it regularly.

[GDEvans]

I was quite shocked with the oil usage of my 3 yr old GT TDI 140. I have had petrol cars in the past which hardly burn any oil between services.

I had a minor heart attack a couple of weeks ago when my oil light came on - at about 6pm in the middle of nowhere! Had to teach my mum how to use the internet over the phone so I could find the nearest Halfords. Now I have POIs for all Halfords in my TomTom.

And I'm going to check the oil more often! Now I carry a litre with me at all times.

[RickT]

That sounds normal to me on a new engine..

Once you have gone past the 15k miles mark it should settle down..

(This is why they supply you with a litre of oil when you purchase the car new..)

Cheers

Rick

[TimmyTim]

Oil usage can vary depening on how the car has been run-in and oil types used! I always start my TDi and let it idle for around 10 sec (15-20 in winter) to allow the oil to get to the top of the engine!And after a high speeds let it idle for 30sec to cool the turbo down. This way you can get at least 50k more life out of the engine.

I would check the oil at least once a week! My car doesn't use a drop of oil between services (6-8k)

[Asy]

Yeh they're all the same mine was down on Minimum when i checked and it's only done 8K...

[euroslap]

You need to check the dipstick a lot more regularly or you'll end up with an astronomical repair bill on your brand new car. I'm pretty sure VW would duck out on warranty if the engine's been run dry of oil.

[TimmyTim]

You need to check the dipstick a lot more regularly or you'll end up with an astronomical repair bill on your brand new car. I'm pretty sure VW would duck out on warranty if the engine's been run dry of oil.

I agree... It's an easy way out for VW! But as you said, oil should be checked regularly.

[boofont]

Why check the dip stick all the time when VW have built a warning circuit? Granted, this may fail but then that will be under warranty so they should sort it. You're all going to say this is foolish but how many of you rely on the other protection circuits (oil pump for example) with out checking the systems serviceability on a frequent basis?

I think the thing to do is perhaps monitor a bit closer but I'm not going to get **** about it. Cheers all the same though and thanks.

[GarJE]

Got to butt in here and say that people who check their oil on a regular basis generally take better overall care of their car.

Those people I know that don't do this strangely have more catastrophic problems with their vehicles than the people I know who do check the oil often.