Guttboy
Veteran Member
Hi Everyone....
Just a heads up. I did NOT check my oil level after leaving the dealer. I should have! I was sooo excited about getting it and I was driving it around happy as a clam...until the 5th day....
At this point I was planning on fueling her up! The manual states to check oil level at every fill up and this is something I do anyhow with all my vehicles.
Lo and behold look.....
<font color="red"> NOTE: The oil is up over the top of the bulb at the left of the photo...i took this photo here in an attempt to show the mileage. </font>
I called the dealer and some other ones that friends work at across the country. The manual specifically states that you should not start the vehicle as damage to the catalytic converter and engine may result and to contact your dealer/service immediately.
The suggestion was to have the oil drained and replaced. The service manager stated that there was no oil added in PDI and that it must have come from VW that way.
1) If it was overserviced from factory and they check the oil at PDI....why wasn't some of the oil removed?
2) If it was overserviced from the PDI at the dealer then it should not have been.
Either way I am letting VWoA know about this. I know of one other person that just had the same problem once I brought his attention to it. They may be coming from factory like this or dealers are adding too much oil perhaps. In any case, I will have the oil changed at the dealer per instructions from them AND will let VWoA know. Dont want any warranty issues in the future.
Also, I was told that it was not going to hurt anything by having it overfilled like that. As long as there was no foaming or aeration it would be just fine...that is from my service mgr....hmmmmmm
Thought you all should know.
Regards,
Mike
Just a heads up. I did NOT check my oil level after leaving the dealer. I should have! I was sooo excited about getting it and I was driving it around happy as a clam...until the 5th day....
At this point I was planning on fueling her up! The manual states to check oil level at every fill up and this is something I do anyhow with all my vehicles.
Lo and behold look.....
<font color="red"> NOTE: The oil is up over the top of the bulb at the left of the photo...i took this photo here in an attempt to show the mileage. </font>
I called the dealer and some other ones that friends work at across the country. The manual specifically states that you should not start the vehicle as damage to the catalytic converter and engine may result and to contact your dealer/service immediately.
The suggestion was to have the oil drained and replaced. The service manager stated that there was no oil added in PDI and that it must have come from VW that way.
1) If it was overserviced from factory and they check the oil at PDI....why wasn't some of the oil removed?
2) If it was overserviced from the PDI at the dealer then it should not have been.
Either way I am letting VWoA know about this. I know of one other person that just had the same problem once I brought his attention to it. They may be coming from factory like this or dealers are adding too much oil perhaps. In any case, I will have the oil changed at the dealer per instructions from them AND will let VWoA know. Dont want any warranty issues in the future.
Also, I was told that it was not going to hurt anything by having it overfilled like that. As long as there was no foaming or aeration it would be just fine...that is from my service mgr....hmmmmmm
Thought you all should know.
Regards,
Mike