Checking Oil Level on a V12VS
Discussion
CSK1 said:
Are you going to change your way of checking the oil level on your V12VSR Ian? Just checking if you are now convinced it is the same for V12S and V12. Strange how some dealers are misinformed about this and spread this wrong message out!
More research needed. I am surprised that from two respected sources I have been told the same thing which now could be wrong. All I know is that when I checked it with the engine cold the oil level was very low for a car that had done so few miles and then when I followed the procedure outlined to me it was fine. 
DB9VolanteDriver said:
IanV12VR said:
All I know is that when I checked it with the engine cold the oil level was very low for a car that had done so few miles and then when I followed the procedure outlined to me it was fine.
C'mon, how is that even possible? You need to try it once again.As an attempt to get this to four pages.......I experienced this earlier in the year:
After my 3,000 mile European tour where I checked the oil every week using the cold method, (not the hot method), I put the car back into storage for about 6 weeks. When I picked it up again, the low oil warning message came on as soon as I inserted the key. I immediately checked the oil and it was just below the half way point on the dipstick. I added half a litre of Mobil 1, which I had in the boot, waited a few minutes and checked the level again. It was almost at the top of the appropriate measuring area on the dipstick. I started the car, reset the warning message and drove off.
I guess the moral of this story is that the warning light seems to come on while there is still sufficient oil in the engine, thereby giving you a chance to rectify the issue before your engine explodes.
Does anyone else have any exciting engine oil topping up stories to tell?
After my 3,000 mile European tour where I checked the oil every week using the cold method, (not the hot method), I put the car back into storage for about 6 weeks. When I picked it up again, the low oil warning message came on as soon as I inserted the key. I immediately checked the oil and it was just below the half way point on the dipstick. I added half a litre of Mobil 1, which I had in the boot, waited a few minutes and checked the level again. It was almost at the top of the appropriate measuring area on the dipstick. I started the car, reset the warning message and drove off.
I guess the moral of this story is that the warning light seems to come on while there is still sufficient oil in the engine, thereby giving you a chance to rectify the issue before your engine explodes.
Does anyone else have any exciting engine oil topping up stories to tell?
Well since you are all so keen on "tales of the dipstick" ...
Drove off of the Isle of Man ferry at Douglas and the low oil warning activated on V12VS. Stopped and dipped oil (wthout running engine as we all know that ony applies to dry sump cars such as my previous Maserati Gransport). Stick showed oil at Minimum. Added 1/2 litre, redipped and was half way between Min and Max so added the other1/2 litre. Dipped again and it was on Max. So pretty standard behaviour from the dipstick!
However - the oil warning only cleared from the dash when I got off the ferry back on the mainland (made the day-trip more "interesting" than I had anticipated! Car had done at least 3K miles on the litre of oil (has only done 6K miles total). Cannot be sure exactly as had not previously used the dipstick to check the level. It is possible it was under-filled when I purchased.
Or possibly an anti-TT circuit warning...?
Drove off of the Isle of Man ferry at Douglas and the low oil warning activated on V12VS. Stopped and dipped oil (wthout running engine as we all know that ony applies to dry sump cars such as my previous Maserati Gransport). Stick showed oil at Minimum. Added 1/2 litre, redipped and was half way between Min and Max so added the other1/2 litre. Dipped again and it was on Max. So pretty standard behaviour from the dipstick!
However - the oil warning only cleared from the dash when I got off the ferry back on the mainland (made the day-trip more "interesting" than I had anticipated! Car had done at least 3K miles on the litre of oil (has only done 6K miles total). Cannot be sure exactly as had not previously used the dipstick to check the level. It is possible it was under-filled when I purchased.
Or possibly an anti-TT circuit warning...?
Phil74891 said:
I guess the moral of this story is that the warning light seems to come on while there is still sufficient oil in the engine, thereby giving you a chance to rectify the issue before your engine explodes.
I think the warning light is for low oil pressure, not low oil level in the engine.We must be close to a fourth page by now, then we can stop discussing dipsticks. Anyway, it has now been established that it was the dealer employee's lack of product knowledge, that made us all think about oil flow.
CSK1 said:
I think the warning light is for low oil pressure, not low oil level in the engine.
Yes, this confusion is especially widespread amongst the younger generation.
They now expect to be informed about everything, via the dashboard. You can see an increasing example of this syndrome on foggy days. Some of the absence of headlights, are drivers who expect their lights to always turn on when needed. They don't know that the sensor for that, will not be triggered by bright fog.
CSK1 said:
Phil74891 said:
I guess the moral of this story is that the warning light seems to come on while there is still sufficient oil in the engine, thereby giving you a chance to rectify the issue before your engine explodes.
I think the warning light is for low oil pressure, not low oil level in the engine.I may have dreamt that though.
If this takes it to the fourth page do I win some oil?
Well, seems I was completely wrong so just as well I don't check my oil that often. I have had it confirmed by Customer Services at Gaydon that if the car has been left standing for more than 12 hours then it can be checked without starting the engine. The good news, for me anyway, is that just been out and checked the oil and it is OK.
There was a service bulletin issued in April for all MY2013 for all V12s which sets out the procedure for checking the oil where the car has been run but is not yet cold. Probably would impact the service engineers more than most.
Did we make 4 pages?
There was a service bulletin issued in April for all MY2013 for all V12s which sets out the procedure for checking the oil where the car has been run but is not yet cold. Probably would impact the service engineers more than most.
Did we make 4 pages?
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