Engine oil light just came on..

[aidogti]

Hi lads as title says, car was serviced bout 2 months ago, now I got oil in GSF and it was super synthetic long life oil , I have the car nearly 8 months and this is the first time the oil light has come on, it's a 2005 axx Gti, I did read that this is common but is there a better oil to use that the engine won't burn??

[stealthwolf]

Not really. VW acceptable limits are 1l per 600 miles. Just continue to use 5W30 oil approved to 504 standards.

[Gene Hunt]

Hi lads as title says, car was serviced bout 2 months ago, now I got oil in GSF and it was super synthetic long life oil , I have the car nearly 8 months and this is the first time the oil light has come on, it's a 2005 axx Gti, I did read that this is common but is there a better oil to use that the engine won't burn??

.........mine did the same last week. 05 AXX engine. I pulled straight over & checked the level, just above the min mark. Started engine & no light ? i was only a mile from were i was going so got correct oil & topped up.
Been ok ever since.

[vRS Carl]

I have found that my vRS (BWA Engine) seems to use less oil if I fill it to about 3/4 full on the dipstick rather than full.

But in 60k miles I have probably gone through 30ltr of oil. I just use the VAG own quantum stuff. £35 for 5 litre tub from the dealer

[FamilyDub]

Some cars just seem to be a bit more oily that others and as stated, VW's tolerance is a litre per 1000km, ~621 miles.

My car is well looked after, but I tend to only get 1500-2000 miles between top-ups of oil. That equates to about a litre every 3 months for me, which I think is acceptable. 

[Hedge]

My Ed used about half a litre between each 10k service and the .:R uses nowt. 

Having said that though I still check the oil rather than be surprised that the oil light has come on. 

[MAT ED30]

cars with a turbo do use oil pure and simple

[FamilyDub]

I still check the oil rather than be surprised that the oil light has come on. 

^^^ Good practice to get into. 

[Gene Hunt]

I still check the oil rather than be surprised that the oil light has come on. 

^^^ Good practice to get into. 

..........must admit i'm very good at this, the day mine came on i had just got off the motorway & a bit of spirited driving    .Never had it before on any of the cars i've had & when i checked it was just over the min mark ?. I toped it up to 3/4 on the stick & no problems since.

[MAT ED30]

check your oil once a week its simple to do just make sure your on a flat surface so the oil in the sump is level

[MAT ED30]

infact mine runs on castrol rs 0/40

[Gene Hunt]

I get mine from the dealers it's Castrol but 5w-30. SLF Long Life III.

[aidogti]

thanks for the relpies lads, GSF gave me 0w/30 longlife oil... do i have to top up wit tha same grade oil???

[Gene Hunt]

I get mine from the dealers it's Castrol but 5w-30. SLF Long Life III.

............my mate services mine (he's a tech) for VW & always puts this in & this is the 1litre top up he got me the other week. It's a Castrol bottle with a VW badge on it.

[aidogti]

yeah i got a ltr of castrol 5w30, 18euro... put in bout 2/3's and checked level, its 3/4's of the way between min and max...

thanks again lads for the replies.. i'll be checkin the oil more often now