no oil

ants09

Hi a friend of mine car went into the nct yesterday and passed but last friday i check the usual stuff in the car oil, coolent etc and to my surprise there was no oil on the dipstick :eek:

had to put in 2.5 liters of oil to get it up to full on the dipstick but just wondering what damage if any would be expected in the future because of so little oil in the car

btw its a 2007 peogeot 207

all replies appreciated

Anan1

How long since the last oil change? Assuming the remaining oil was relatively clean, and that the engine was never actually starved of oil, no damage at all. They're two big assumptions, though.

biko

If car still runs that's a good sign
Doesn't those take about 3 litres of oil?
What oil did you put it?

Keep checking level every day for 2 weeks. You may have a big leak that happened just before you checked it.
If level drops, take it to a mechanic.

no1beemerfan

ants09 wrote: »

Hi a friend of mine car went into the nct yesterday and passed but last friday i check the usual stuff in the car oil, coolent etc and to my surprise there was no oil on the dipstick :eek:

had to put in 2.5 liters of oil to get it up to full on the dipstick but just wondering what damage if any would be expected in the future because of so little oil in the car

btw its a 2009 peogeot 207

all replies appreciated

Am how is a 2009 car due an NCT test??? When was the car last serviced?

ants09

Anan1 wrote: »

How long since the last oil change?

dont know

biko wrote: »

If car still runs that's a good sign

car still runs

biko wrote: »

Doesn't those take about 3 litres of oil?
What oil did you put it?

put in 5w40 and dont know if it takes 3 litres or 2.5litres as the local motor factors told me it takes 2.5l and thats how much it took to bring her back to normal on the dip stick

biko wrote: »

You may have a big leak that happened just before you checked it.

dont think so as she does be park in work everyday and not a drop of oil on the pavement

Is this 207 petrol or diesel? If it's diesel and has been running on 2.5 litres less than the required level the turbo might well fail in the future due to this neglect.

ants09

no1beemerfan wrote: »

Am how is a 2009 car due an NCT test??? When was the car last serviced?

sorry typo error its a 2007 one and dont know when it was last service as its a work collegues car

ants09

RoverJames wrote: »

Is this 207 petrol or diesel?

its a petrol

If the car only takes 3 litres to fill the sump and filter surely the low oil pressure light would be on if it needed 2.5 litres of oil.

no1beemerfan

If you can't find a leak it sounds to me like its been a long time since it was serviced. My sister has a 2002 citroen xsara and a few months ago I just asked her when was the car last serviced and she hadn't a clue, so I dipped the car for oil and nothing showed up on the dipstick. Topped it up and serviced it the following saturday. Car seems fine now but that much of an oil loss is bound to throw up problems in the future.

ants09

RoverJames wrote: »

If the car only takes 3 litres to fill the sump and filter surely the low oil pressure light would be on if it needed 2.5 litres of oil.

dont know exactly how much she takes was told by the motor factors it takes 2.5 litres and thats what was put in her to get the oil level back to normal

btw as orginally stated the dip stick was bone dry when i check her on friday
the engine wasnt warm, and when you put the key in the car it says oil level ok etc but its a peogeot and could be the sensor was faulty

but as orginally asked am wondering what future damage if any would happen becasue she was low on oil etc

dr.fuzzenstein

I'd check the oil daily for the next while, just to be sure it's not burning it.
I had plenty of cars that didn't smoke or drip oil, but went through gallons of the stuff.