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A4 Oil light

  • 21-01-2016 8:49pm
    #1
    chillin117
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 736 ✭✭✭


    I dont know much about cars but the check oil light is continually on so I checked my oil and found there was none there but to my dismay the light is still on. How do I get the light to go out and how do I check the oil if there is none there ? :confused:


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  • #2
    dooroy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 576 ✭✭✭dooroy


    There must be some oil there or engine would have seized - if there is no oil showing on the dipstick it must be very low .
    Add a litre of oil , leave for a minute or so and then check ; continue with this until you get oil up to the proper level .
    When did you last check it for oil ?


  • #3
    chillin117
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 736 ✭✭✭chillin117


    dooroy wrote: »
    There must be some oil there or engine would have seized - if there is no oil showing on the dipstick it must be very low .
    Add a litre of oil , leave for a minute or so and then check ; continue with this until you get oil up to the proper level .
    When did you last check it for oil ?
    Put 3 litres in tonight, all good now, Thanks


  • #4
    Neilw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,795 ✭✭✭Neilw


    chillin117 wrote: »
    Put 3 litres in tonight, all good now, Thanks

    Three litres :eek:

    That means there was probably only a couple of litres at most in there, how often do you check the oil level? Very surprised it hasn't started to knock.

    Is it a tdi or petrol, 1.8t by any chance?


  • #5
    demanufactured
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭demanufactured


    chillin117 wrote: »
    Put 3 litres in tonight, all good now, Thanks

    Jesus christ....look after your car...you probably need to get it serviced if the oil was that low...when was it last serviced?


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