Skimax
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Mar 4, 2001
- Location
- White mts, NH
- TDI
- 97 B4 variant(retired at 330K), 2000 B5 1.8T passat retired, 2013 SE (buyback5/17) 2015 SEL, 2015 E-Golf SEL sold March 2019, 2018 Volt LT and a 2007 PRHT MX5 for fun
After driving our new 2015 SEL for a month + the yellow oil light started flashing occasionally. I pulled over asap and checked the dipstick, plenty of oil. Also a message that oil needed to be changed appeared on the MFD at every start after the light started randomly flashing.
I called the dealership and they said it was OK to drive so I brought it in today at their request. They diagnosed the problem as too much oil, it was a bit above the hatched area on the dipstick. So they changed the oil and filter, reset the message and sent me on my way. The oil/filter had been changed at 120 miles when we bought it and the service writer said the tech had overfilled it. Strange thing was for the 1st 1000 miles the light/massage didn't appear. Oh well seemed fine on the way home.
I called the dealership and they said it was OK to drive so I brought it in today at their request. They diagnosed the problem as too much oil, it was a bit above the hatched area on the dipstick. So they changed the oil and filter, reset the message and sent me on my way. The oil/filter had been changed at 120 miles when we bought it and the service writer said the tech had overfilled it. Strange thing was for the 1st 1000 miles the light/massage didn't appear. Oh well seemed fine on the way home.