'Please check oil' message on MFI

[jensu]

Hi!

I'm a Swedish Scirocco-owner and I've had my car for over a year now (2011 model, 1.4 TSI, DSG7 - bought it almost new though). I absolutely love it and haven't had any problems with it until a couple of days ago.

A message - 'Check oil level!' - popped up on the MFI which of course made me pretty nervous. I popped the hood, checked the oil stick and the oil level was fine. Closed the hood and the message was gone. Haven't come across the message for a couple of days now until yesterday. Same message (during cold start), checked the oil level - fine. Waited until the engine was warm and checked again - fine. The car has been served at VW according to the service plan and got new oil 11 months ago.

Has anyone experienced this problem as well? Should I be concerned or is this an easy task to fix? Do I have to take the car to the dealer?

Thanks!

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[skippy]

Sounds like some kind of sensor issue assuming oil level is all fine and car is running correctly. I would take it into the dealer and let them diagnose it.

[danfalcon]

also, you say you checked the oil level when the engine was warm?

oil level should be checked on flat, level ground with a cold engine ideally

[Babajang]

I had this error a couple of times.... i checked the oil and the level was fine... its very odd. put a drop in, don't over fill it, the error should hopefully go away.

Danfalcon is right, you should really check when the engine has been off for a while as this gives the oil level chance to settle down.

[jensu]

The car is running correctly – there's nothing strange at all except the message.

When the engine has been off for a while (over night for example) the oil level is perfect the morning after. I really hope it's just an issue with the oil level sensor – will definitely take the car to the nearest VW dealership tomorrow morning. I'll keep you posted!

[jensu]

Just got back from my local VW dealer. Got a new oil level sensor. They said that the old one might have taken some damage due to our climate reaching below –15 C during winter time, but it sounds a bit odd to me. I'm glad it wasn't more serious than a sensor replacement, let's hope the new one will do the trick!

[skippy]

Glad it is sorted, although you would expect these sensors to have a very wide operating temperature range, I guess it is possible weather extremes can damage sensitive components but they should be designed to cope with that. Hopefully not too expensive unless you are still within warranty.