Audi A4 2.0 TDi B7 oil level warning light question

[cindacone]

Hi
Can anybody help tell me how much oil to put in when the oil level warning light comes on for my A4 2.0 TDi B7. What are the usual expected amounts to use /1000 miles ?

Thanks

[Tame Technician]

cindacone said:

Hi
Can anybody help tell me how much oil to put in when the oil level warning light comes on for my A4 2.0 TDi B7. What are the usual expected amounts to use /1000 miles ?

Thanks

About 1 litre from light on to full. But just use the dipstick add half a litre and check add the rest accordingly, if the sensor is a bit keen then 1 litre may be a tad overfilled.

Count yourself lucky its a B7, cos most of the B8's dont have a dipstick and you have to rely on the sensor (what were they thinking)

Max spec is 0.5litres to 1000KM. Typically we see cars using 2 or 3 litres between services, but it varries masivly from car to car.

[cindacone]

Excellent - thanks TT. makes you wonder why change the oil at 10k when its already been changed by then during normal use ..there is the filter ofcourse

[Dr_Rick]

Tame Technician said:

About 1 litre from light on to full. But just use the dipstick add half a litre and check add the rest accordingly, if the sensor is a bit keen then 1 litre may be a tad overfilled.

Count yourself lucky its a B7, cos most of the B8's dont have a dipstick and you have to rely on the sensor (what were they thinking)

Max spec is 0.5litres to 1000KM. Typically we see cars using 2 or 3 litres between services, but it varries masivly from car to car.

Umm, my B8 A4 2.0 TDi has a dipstick. Did have the sensor flash once over the weekend but that appeared to follow me stalling it for some reason. Checked the level on the dipstick and it was fine, even checked under the filler cap (don't know why really) and didn't see anything untoward.

I've had it since April and haven't needed to put any oil in it at all. My previous B7 however, I was putting in about what TT has said; 0.5l every thousand clicks or so.


Dr Rick

[FUBAR]

Dr_Rick said:

I've had it since April and haven't needed to put any oil in it at all. My previous B7 however, I was putting in about what TT has said; 0.5l every thousand clicks or so.

My B7 'DTM' was the same. The B8 S4 has hardly used a drop on 4.5k miles

I did go looking for the dipstick over Christmas and thought it odd there wasnt one. Found what looks like where one would go. Whip the cap off and buy a dipstick and problem solved, no?