Hi,
I did a service on my wife's 1.6 FSI Sport yesterday. I added 3.4 litres of oil and dipped it - nothing showing on the dipstick. Ran the engine for 5 mins, let it settle, still nothing there. Added .25 litre, ran the engine and checked - still nothing on the dipstick. Added another .25 litre, same thing.
I then added a further .25 and the oil showed in the middle of the two markers. I took the car out and got it up to full temperature and the oil showed the same which I was happy with.
Just to be sure, I took the car out for a drive this evening getting up to normal temperature and let it sit for 5 mins. I checked the oil and it's now showing above the maximum.
The dipstick is a nightmare. How are we supposed to know how much oil is in our cars!!
What should I do, drain some or leave it and let it burn off?
I did a service on my wife's 1.6 FSI Sport yesterday. I added 3.4 litres of oil and dipped it - nothing showing on the dipstick. Ran the engine for 5 mins, let it settle, still nothing there. Added .25 litre, ran the engine and checked - still nothing on the dipstick. Added another .25 litre, same thing.
I then added a further .25 and the oil showed in the middle of the two markers. I took the car out and got it up to full temperature and the oil showed the same which I was happy with.
Just to be sure, I took the car out for a drive this evening getting up to normal temperature and let it sit for 5 mins. I checked the oil and it's now showing above the maximum.
The dipstick is a nightmare. How are we supposed to know how much oil is in our cars!!
What should I do, drain some or leave it and let it burn off?
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