Oil light just came on.

[boobles]

Whilst driving up the road thismorning, car was almost at full water temp & the oil light beeped & stayed lit up. The car was serviced 2 months ago by a Seat dealer & i also check the oil weekly & no there are no leaks as i have just cheked. the car is a 2003 Leon Cupra Turbo & was wondering if perhaps the sensors on these are prone to playing up or perhaps something else?
After driving back home, i started the car back up & the light didn't come back on. Any ideas please? Many thanks. Ok, panick over i think. It's a possiblity that the garage had put in the wrong oil hence it using so much & after thinking about it, i havn't actually checked the oil for a month. I also realize that these engines could use more oil than what i am use to & i will keep an eye on it for any leaks etc.

Edited by boobles on Monday 31st May 10:54

[944fan]

If it was serviced 2 months ago it shouldn't be using so much oil that it causes the low level warning light to come on in that time. I am assuming it is the orange low level light not the red pressure light? Using that much oil would indicate a leak rather than the oil being burnt unless you have a serious issue with your engine.

It could just have been a false alarm. Or maybe the garage just didn't put enough oil in

[boobles]

Hi. It was yellow if i remember right & beeped once & stayed lit up until i switched the engine off.
After putting in 1.5ltr of oil, it seems to be fine & showing on the dipdtick as it should with no more warning light showing.

[aka_kerrly]

boobles said:

Hi. It was yellow if i remember right & beeped once & stayed lit up until i switched the engine off.
After putting in 1.5ltr of oil, it seems to be fine & showing on the dipdtick as it should with no more warning light showing.

You used 1.5L in 2 months and there is no sign of a oil leak? Are you positive there is no oil leak, back of block? sump gasket? gearbox? If the car is in the air is there evidence of oil on the underside at all?

if you have used 1.5l and no evidence of it leaking then id be quite concerned and check oil a lot more often. if you remove the boast pipe from the turbo is there oil in it?

dave

[boobles]

aka_kerrly said:

boobles said:

Hi. It was yellow if i remember right & beeped once & stayed lit up until i switched the engine off.
After putting in 1.5ltr of oil, it seems to be fine & showing on the dipdtick as it should with no more warning light showing.

You used 1.5L in 2 months and there is no sign of a oil leak? Are you positive there is no oil leak, back of block? sump gasket? gearbox? If the car is in the air is there evidence of oil on the underside at all?

if you have used 1.5l and no evidence of it leaking then id be quite concerned and check oil a lot more often. if you remove the boast pipe from the turbo is there oil in it?

dave

No signs of any leaks & i am guessing that the garage whoserviced it, may have not put enough in.
Seems to be fine again today & willcheck oil level later.