Missing oil Mystery
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Backstory is, 2013 V8 Vantage bought Feb with 4100 miles on the clock. Having covered some 200 miles from delivery I checked oil everything ok.
In April car went into dealers for a routine service having done 300 miles from delivery.
In early October having covered 2100 miles from delivery, car went to Works for a free health check. Report shows everything ok ( no itemised invoice to see what they checked)
Yesterday, before I started it, I checked oil after a further 100 miles and nothing. Nada. Not a hint of oil. I have today put in 1 litre and its just about on the end of the dipstick.
I called Works and they assure me that the oil level would have been one of they things they checked on the "health check". So where has about 2 litres or more of oil gone in 100 miles? No warning lights, garage floor is clear and no excessive oil smoke from exhaust. If Works didn't check the oil is 2 litres of consumption normal over some 2000 miles?
In April car went into dealers for a routine service having done 300 miles from delivery.
In early October having covered 2100 miles from delivery, car went to Works for a free health check. Report shows everything ok ( no itemised invoice to see what they checked)
Yesterday, before I started it, I checked oil after a further 100 miles and nothing. Nada. Not a hint of oil. I have today put in 1 litre and its just about on the end of the dipstick.
I called Works and they assure me that the oil level would have been one of they things they checked on the "health check". So where has about 2 litres or more of oil gone in 100 miles? No warning lights, garage floor is clear and no excessive oil smoke from exhaust. If Works didn't check the oil is 2 litres of consumption normal over some 2000 miles?
Thank you for replying so promptly guys but following the book and watched the u tube video I think Im doing it correctly.
Tell me if I'm wrong but isn't the procedure 1) to dip the oil when the engine is cold and been standing for a while on level ground and check there is oil on the dip stick, then if there is oil to the correct level 2) start the car for a period at given revs and check it again. on BOTH occasions there should be oil. Your advice seems to be to ignore the zero reading when its cold and been standing and check it after its been started, surely that cant be right?
Tell me if I'm wrong but isn't the procedure 1) to dip the oil when the engine is cold and been standing for a while on level ground and check there is oil on the dip stick, then if there is oil to the correct level 2) start the car for a period at given revs and check it again. on BOTH occasions there should be oil. Your advice seems to be to ignore the zero reading when its cold and been standing and check it after its been started, surely that cant be right?
Jon39, thank you, you have a good memory That has cleared up the confusion.
J12KJR and others have missed the section which you Jon39 point out and I have been trying to achieve i.e. the book says "Check the oil level when the engine is completely cold" and "before starting the engine……check that there is engine oil on the dipstick" Thats exactly what I did and there wasn't any so Ive put a full litre in it just to get it to show at the bottom.
What a daft system it is that if the car has been stood a while then its no good checking the oil before you start the engine because if it is the correct level there shouldn't be any indication of any, which is the same level as if you hadn't got any at all. Im learning a lot about Astons!!
J12KJR and others have missed the section which you Jon39 point out and I have been trying to achieve i.e. the book says "Check the oil level when the engine is completely cold" and "before starting the engine……check that there is engine oil on the dipstick" Thats exactly what I did and there wasn't any so Ive put a full litre in it just to get it to show at the bottom.
What a daft system it is that if the car has been stood a while then its no good checking the oil before you start the engine because if it is the correct level there shouldn't be any indication of any, which is the same level as if you hadn't got any at all. Im learning a lot about Astons!!
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