Hi Guys,
Thought I'd throw this out to the other aussie owners...
I've had my Touareg (V6 180TDI) for about 6 months, and done a bit over 8,000kms.
About 3 months ago I did a trip to the country (900kms round trip) and when I got home, checked the service screen and found the digital "dipstick" (for lack of a better term) was now about half way down. I just did the same trip but towing a boat, and its now showing about one bar off the minimum line on the digital dipstick.
I have a contact at the dealership who said to "swing past and we'll top it up for you", but this just seems odd that a relatively new car would be using any oil whatsoever. That said however, this is the first diesel I have owned.
Is this normal? Is it just a diesel engine thing?
(PS... I have noticed the bottle of oil in the boot that came with the car... So maybe its normal?)
Cheers,
Dave
Thought I'd throw this out to the other aussie owners...
I've had my Touareg (V6 180TDI) for about 6 months, and done a bit over 8,000kms.
About 3 months ago I did a trip to the country (900kms round trip) and when I got home, checked the service screen and found the digital "dipstick" (for lack of a better term) was now about half way down. I just did the same trip but towing a boat, and its now showing about one bar off the minimum line on the digital dipstick.
I have a contact at the dealership who said to "swing past and we'll top it up for you", but this just seems odd that a relatively new car would be using any oil whatsoever. That said however, this is the first diesel I have owned.
Is this normal? Is it just a diesel engine thing?
(PS... I have noticed the bottle of oil in the boot that came with the car... So maybe its normal?)
Cheers,
Dave