seat leon oil level

deaglan169

i have a 2001 sdi leon and the oil level appears to like being slightly lower than the marker on the dipstick for instance if i fill the oil up until it is at the max level on dipstick drive maybe 30miles it will have burned itself down to about 3 bars below max hope this makes sense, it will remain at this level for quite some time with out needing to be filled does the engine just prefer this amount of oil and should i leave it be or top it up

corktina

well i guess you should top it up, but so long as it doesnt go below minimum it wont do any harm.

(you should of course be wiping the dip stick and then re-inserting it to get an accurate level to show).

deaglan169

i do i let the car sit over night on a flat service so i get an accurate reading and i do wipe and reinsert it, i feel its pointless topping up when it just burns it straight of to this level put for piece of mind i will top it up

macroman

Is it leaking or burning it off?

Sounds to me if it is staying at a certain level then it could be leaking at the sump gasket or front crank seal.

You could also be using the wrong viscosity oil. 5W40 is what I used in my TDI Caddy.

deaglan169

Bombardier wrote: »

Is it leaking or burning it off?

Sounds to me if it is staying at a certain level then it could be leaking at the sump gasket or front crank seal.

You could also be using the wrong viscosity oil. 5W40 is what I used in my TDI Caddy.

yeah its 5w40 im using also i was thinking that it may be leaking at a seal somewhere in the cold mornings on first start it lets out some blue smoke for a few seconds thats really all i have noticed and also the rear of my car is covered in black suit on the side of the exhuast this never happened before maybe its a sign of something else

peasant

Are you sure you are reading the right markings?

Some dipsticks can be confusing.