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Mr_Hush
26th August 2005, 00:41
ok i had my car serviced about 3000miles ago and checked the oil this morning it was about 1mm under half on the dipstick, any idea y its gone down so fast? filled it up now with castrol, is it much better than halfords brand?
jimmy16v
26th August 2005, 02:36
maybe when the mechanic put the new oil in after the service he didnt run the car up n re check the level so might not of put enough in???? or you may have a small oil leak maybe
Mr_Hush
26th August 2005, 02:56
whens the best time to check it? once its been stanind overnight?
jimmy16v
26th August 2005, 03:07
dont check it if youve only just switched the engine off as the oil will still be up around the engine n not resting at the bottom, wont get a propa reading, there will be more in the engine then shows on dipstick. in the morning as you say i reckon bud
dsh85
26th August 2005, 03:18
after i had a oil change my car did that a couple of times but no sign of it being lost i filled it up a couple of times and now it dosent seem to be going anywere. strange
jimmy16v
26th August 2005, 03:25
hhhhmmmm, maybe the oil they put was mixed with invisible oil n thats why you couldnt see it on the dipstick a few times! yes, i cracked it! sorry pal, just messin, fuck knows mate
chrissyboy
26th August 2005, 16:54
Check after about 10-15 minutes when warm or first thing in morning but always on level ground! Don't know about other VTSs but on mine the oil level guage will show exectly full when the recommended 3.5 litres is put in at an oil and filter change but will be about 5mm above max on dipstick at the same time! This is my 4th Citroen and they all show above max on dipstick when the correct amount is put in at change! This is probably of no use to you at all!
Ratty
26th August 2005, 17:26
between min and max is 2ltrs on vts, anything in between is fine, sometimes the oil stays up in the lifters, bare in mind if you have just changed it some of the oil goes to the oil filter which takes a short time to fill up.

If it doesnt go down below the lowest mark i wouldnt worry about it, but one question id ask is are all of your breather pipes connected and plumbed back into the engine or do you have breather filters?