My oil gauge was slightly low this morning! Problem?????

[Patrick_g46]

Just wondering if these cars burn oil even when running fine, as i did hear b4 that they burn oil every few thousands miles. this morning i noticed my oil had dropped to about 3/4 full but tbh i havnt checked it for a good few days while starting the engine, any ideas???

[Patrick_g46]

btw its a hybrid! so williams engine!

[Scougar]

Mine seems to burn a fair bit, but I do quite high milage (14k + a year).

Matthew

[Laine_16v]

They burn oil as standard.

My old J reg was terrible, max to min in 1000 miles or so, but i think that had an early style dipstick.

My N reg is much much better for oil consumption, max to min in about 6000 miles by the looks of things, but the dipstick is different.

[DaveH]

Any engine can burn oil to a certain degree. The factory spec for (new) VAG engines is 1 litre per 1000 miles, anything under that is deemed ok and thats some oil usage when you think about it!

[Jamie.]

my gauge does this sometimes too, its a mis-reading. turn the ignition off and back on and it flicks back to full....

[nyk]

Read the sticker in the top right of the windscreen as your sat in the car.

:D

[Patrick_g46]

Read the sticker in the top right of the windscreen as your sat in the car.

:D

i dotn have 1! :?

[nyk]

sorry,

It says........ the high performance engine fitted to this vehicle requires the oil level to be checked and topped up regulary, check your level gauge on each start.

IE- These engines burn oil so check your levels regular.