themuttsnuts Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Hi all, I'm a newish member and need some advice, My oil level indicator showed that the level was low last week, so i parked it up and used my other car until i was day off again and i could buy some oil. I bought some oil today, and proceeeded to top the oil up, i put the oil in , in half litre amounts as advised, but im not getting a reading on the screen, i estimate i have put in between 1.5 and 2 litres, does this mean i need to keep putting oil in as it is very low, or is there something i am missing? please any advice would be very welcome, thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 That seems like quite a bit to top it up. Normally would only expect around 1 litre. What engine do you have? Assuming you don't have a physical dipstick in the car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themuttsnuts Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 Hi James, i have a 2litre tfsi engine, and this model doesnt have a dipstick, as the oil level is indicated via the MMI screen on the dash. i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Oh yes another member had the same problem the other day and was looking into whether or not it's possible to add a dipstick. Might be worth posting in his thread and asking if he found a solution: http://www.audiownersclub.com/forums/topic/5870-dipstick/#comment-13487 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themuttsnuts Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 Thanks for the info, im on days off now so im going to take it to a mechanic friend of mine and see what he says, will let you know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Cool, would be interested to hear if you find a solution! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themuttsnuts Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 Hi All, just to let you know that i didnt have to take it to a mechanic, the oil display came on a few days after i had topped it up, just typical really, as i went ahead and ordered a dipstick off eBay, oh well, at least ive got a back up now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Definitely worth having a back up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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