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Engine Oil Level low
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2018 9:12 pm
by martind21
Hi,
I've got a Macan SD which about 8 months old.
I usually do 6-7k miles a year but in the past 2 weeks I've done about 900miles.
When I got home from a 200 mile drive this evening my display alerted me to low oil and asked me to put a litre of oil in.
I'm used to topping up oil with older cars but I didn't think I'd need to yet as the cars done under 5,500 miles.
Can anyone tell me if this is normal or not?
If it is that's fine, just want to be sure
Re: Engine Oil Level low
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2018 9:25 pm
by Nuclear Nick
martind21 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 15, 2018 9:12 pm
Hi,
I've got a Macan SD which about 8 months old.
I usually do 6-7k miles a year but in the past 2 weeks I've done about 900miles.
When I got home from a 200 mile drive this evening my display alerted me to low oil and asked me to put a litre of oil in.
I'm used to topping up oil with older cars but I didn't think I'd need to yet as the cars done under 5,500 miles.
Can anyone tell me if this is normal or not?
If it is that's fine, just want to be sure
I'd say that's perfectly normal. Diesels often take up to 12000 miles to fully run in and achieve peak piston ring sealing etc, so you may find it doesn't consume much more, if any, before its first service.
Re: Engine Oil Level low
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2018 9:27 pm
by Spud
martind21 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 15, 2018 9:12 pm
Hi,
I've got a Macan SD which about 8 months old.
I usually do 6-7k miles a year but in the past 2 weeks I've done about 900miles.
When I got home from a 200 mile drive this evening my display alerted me to low oil and asked me to put a litre of oil in.
I'm used to topping up oil with older cars but I didn't think I'd need to yet as the cars done under 5,500 miles.
Can anyone tell me if this is normal or not?
If it is that's fine, just want to be sure
I had the same with my SD, The OPC Service dept said its normal and did a top up FOC, I had done about 8,000 miles, then did a further 10,000 and it needed another top up, dont think its anything to be concerned about
Re: Engine Oil Level low
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2018 9:47 pm
by martind21
Thank you for the advice.
Sounds like not much to worry about then.
Car is going into OPC at some point in the near future for a dent repair, so will just slip it into conversation when I drop it off
