Losing Oil!

[Zipman]

Have recently purchased a 2.0L Gen4 Golf and was shocked when Oil warning has come on and on inspection NO OIL! has only done 45K appears to be no leaks, is this normal for Golfs to use OIL? has only done 3000km since last service!!!! and approx 2litres of OIL gone!

Did notice recently Oil in passenger side wheel arch front and rear but thought I'd just driven through Oil cleaned it and hasn't appeared again.

Any help greatly appreciated and not feeling very happy because the car cost me $15,500.

Mark

[mixmup]

You can tell if you're burning lotsa oil if, after a period of compression braking, when you use the gas again you see blue smoke in your mirror. (the compression pulls oil into the combustion chamber). this generally means replacing the oil and/or compression rings (nasty job)

otherwise there's a leak somewhere, 'cause that's quite a bit of oil to burn off, and i suspect you would have already noticed if it was all escaping through the exhaust as smoke

maybe put more oil in it and park it over some paper so you can see if there are any leaks and where they are coming from..?

[Zipman]

You can tell if you're burning lotsa oil if, after a period of compression braking, when you use the gas again you see blue smoke in your mirror. (the compression pulls oil into the combustion chamber). this generally means replacing the oil and/or compression rings (nasty job)

otherwise there's a leak somewhere, 'cause that's quite a bit of oil to burn off, and i suspect you would have already noticed if it was all escaping through the exhaust as smoke

maybe put more oil in it and park it over some paper so you can see if there are any leaks and where they are coming from..?

Thanks mixup, definately no smoke and no drips on my driveway and no apparent leaks? I get the feeling that it may be getting squeezed out under pressure at high revs but still can see any leaks?

Also where in the hell is the sump plug? want to change oil but can't figure out where it is?

Mark

[Manaz]

Also where in the hell is the sump plug? want to change oil but can't figure out where it is?

Mark

Bottom of the sump, towards the back I believe (so that when you take it out, all the oil can drain out). If your car has a protective plastic tray under the engine, you may need to remove that to get to the sump itself (and thus the plug).

[Zipman]

Thanks Manaz.

After speaking to a VW mechanic I was told that the Golf 2.0L will use approx 1Litre of Oil per 1000km also stated in the Owners Manual, pretty shocked to learn this and suggest the anyone who ownes a Golf Mk4 2.0L check their Oil weekly, so much for German Engineering

[dylan8]

Thanks Manaz.

After speaking to a VW mechanic I was told that the Golf 2.0L will use approx 1Litre of Oil per 1000km also stated in the Owners Manual, pretty shocked to learn this and suggest the anyone who ownes a Golf Mk4 2.0L check their Oil weekly, so much for German Engineering

Hey mate, does your golf give you a warning when the oil is low, or just a rather big alarm when its completely gone? my bora tells me when there is nothing left, but no 'low levels' warning. I didnt realise it says that in the manual, mine doesnt blow smoke or drip but it never makes it around to a service without running out before hand. Nice to know its not just my car that does this

[Golf88]

Thanks Manaz.

After speaking to a VW mechanic I was told that the Golf 2.0L will use approx 1Litre of Oil per 1000km also stated in the Owners Manual, pretty shocked to learn this and suggest the anyone who ownes a Golf Mk4 2.0L check their Oil weekly, so much for German Engineering

did you take it to golfwagen? jo told me the same thing and where did it get serviced? when i first got my car i got the dipstick showing empty but no light after that i spoke to him i check it about once a month and keep it at the top it seems to burn less the closer to full it is once it get to the low end of the dip stick it drops off very quick

i have a 2.o auto 00