Passat (B6) :: Low Oil Level After 2000 Miles?
Nov 15, 2008
I purchased an 06 cpo 2.0t m/t in March and I checked oil level at end of June and stick was almost dry. Immediately poured in some oil to make it to dealership. They performed oil change and said they didn't find any leak. Today when cleaning under hood, I thought about checking dip stick but figured it would be fine. My oil was changed about 3 months ago and I've driven just under 2,000 miles since the change. The oil level is at the min marker. Someone told me that the turbo's burn a quart of oil about every 1,000 miles but this seems a little ridiculous.
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My passat doesn't have any leaks the coolant is at the max level, but when I drive the car for a couple of miles the temperature starts to go up the normal level. if I continue to drive the car it goes to the read level. If I stop the car an let it cool for 20 minutes I can drive the car, but I will start to overheat, but if i accelerate fast the temperature would start to come down, but then after a while it will overheat again. Some times it will drive at normal temperatures levels for a long time and then it will slowly start to overheat, if i step on the gas when i park and the temperature levels are in read the needle of the temperature will start to go to normal levels but if i drive the car then it will start to overheat the car has 80000 miles ...
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I have a 2006 b6 it has a thump/vibration at 22 to 24 miles an hour. This may sound crazy but when you live in the city its awful! VW has replaced the transmission, both front axles and wheel bearings all around the car they have put the headphones on the car and cannot find the thump. The breaks have also been replaced rotors and pads.
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How many miles and/or gallons are available when one is down to the last "blip" of the 10 blips showing the gas level?
I have gotten anywhere from 79 to 92 miles in the highest blip. I have gotten 43-50 miles on the second to last blip. Today I got 30 miles out of the last blip and it took a hair over 9 gallons to fill up the tank. I feared that I was cutting it pretty close.
I was just wondering how many miles I might expect to get out of that last blip. My normal MPG is 42-47 MPG. But the MPG really seems to go down as one gets towards the lower blips. Is there some kind of warning when one gets really low?
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4000 miles and I got the Check Oil Level light come on! I know it should not be on this early on. I have not had the 5k service yet. What oil I need to put in there to top it off till the oil change?
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So around September I changed my oil to mobile 1 extended performance full synthetic. Since then my check engine oil level light has came on twice, today being the second time. Both times it was at the add mark. The truck does not leak ANY oil, what might be going on?
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I recently purchased a 2000 Ex Limited 2wd. It is stone stock except a slight lift. This lift gives it a pretty significant rake that I'm not a fan of. I'd like to get this thing leveled out without spending a fortune and I believe that would require the knowledge of the FTE.
The pictures below show the rake and existing suspension mods. With 285/75 16 Tires there is about 6" clearance from tire to fender on the front and 9.5" in the rear. It has a 2" spacer under what I imagine is the stock front coil spring and a 4" block below what do not appear to be stock leaf springs (guessing because the anti wrap spring is not present).
I'd like to get the front end to sit about 3" higher than it currently is to better match the rear. Lifts of any type are foreign to me. What front springs (and other components) do I need (and what brands would you recommend based on hard earned experience) to make this thing work?
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I have Toyota Camry 2005 LE, 180.000 miles ( first owner )
Few months back I noticed that my Camry is sputtering on low RPM below 2000 ( but never when engine is cold )
Car is driving perfect on the highway but in the city sputtering get very annoying when on low RPM and high gear.
My remedy for that is to press overdrive off button after this sputtering always goes away.
My transmission fluid level when HOT is 1 inch above HOT mark
And when in cold next ( morning ) label is still above HOT mark
Fluid level never goes down to COLD mark
What are the cause of the tran fluid be on same level and can sputtering be the symptom of it?
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I have an 06 2.0t m/t which I purchased cpo w/44,500 miles on it. I love the car. It runs great. However, shortly after purchase I noticed oil level was always low. I did see here on vortex that it was a common problem w/ 2.0's so I was not overly concerned. I took my car in for service at 48,954miles. Car received scheduled maintenance and I expressed my concern about burning oil. They checked for leaks and not finding any also told me that this was a fairly common problem and that it may burn a quart every 1000-2000 miles. I drove the car for about 1800 miles and checked the oil. The dipstick showed that the car was almost dry. This seemed excessive to me so I took car back to dealer. They stated that this was extreme but they didn't know where tech had filled oil to and said different techs fill to different points(doesn't give you a warm feeling inside to know each tech does what they want).
They once again checked car for leaks and once again found none. I know the car is not leaking because it sits in my garage or driveway and there are no oil marks at all. They filled oil level to just under max and documented this on service history sheet by drawing the dipstick w/ max and min markers and then noting where they filled to. They then told me to drive the car for 1,000 miles and check oil and if it lost a considerable amount to bring it back and they would perform further diagnostics. The car is now at 51,700miles and I have driven about 900 miles since they did last check and refill. I checked oil this morning and car is at top of the min. marker so it has dropped the whole space in between max and min in only 900 miles of driving. Car just switched from original factory warranty into cpo warranty. I'm calling dealer tomorrow for appointment because I want this figured out and documented properly before cpo runs out although that's about 22months/22,000 miles away. I wonder what "further diagnostics" they can perform?
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On my 2000 toyota celica I have no dash lights Including no fuel gauge level indicators. I can not find any bad fuses unless there is another hidden fuse box somewhere...
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How do you level or adjust the headlights on the b6 passat? I have the 2.0t halogen lamps but it seems like my headlights are pointing down???? Can i do this myself?
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It's a 99 Passat 1.8 T
The last time it was checked: Last year around March-April
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I picked up a 2003 1.8t Tip for the wife. I got the car with the belief that I would have to put an engine in it. I tried to crank the car a couple times and it turned over fine, but never started. The t-belt is moving fine and the crank and cam spin no problem, but it won't start.
I pulled the dipstick to notice that there was no oil on it. I immediately put oil in it and pulled the dipstick to check the level. That is when I noticed all the oil I put in is now on the ground.
After further discovery, I found a quarter size hole in the oil pan!
I know that this model has a oil level sender in the pan, but would this prevent it from starting? I am looking at replacing the oil pan, pump and pickup. I know it is a gamble, but it would be well worth it if it solved the problem, especially concidering the car was basically free.
Again will the lack of oil in the car prevent it from starting because of the oil lever sender in the pan?
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I have added a quart of recommended oil per the manual (the dipstick is now reading optimal oil). The warning is still on. What actions can be taken and what was the outcome? I am assuming that if the warning is not gone in the morning the sensor is bad.
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I noticed yesterday while driving the RX (not my daily driver) that when I turned on the A/C to bi-level (chest & feet) it only blew cold air at the chest level while at the feet level it was warm air. If I remember correctly from the past that the feet got cold too so I tried it with the vents only at the feet, still warm air. I even checked to make sure that I didn't have it on bi-level with defroster in use.
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How can I check level of oil in Tiptronic Transmission.
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Car is burning through a higher than usual amount of oil? I just went to the dealer to do an oil change because the oil was so low I could barely get a reading on the dipstick, no leaks were found, and the car does not smoke.
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At the end of last winter, I got the warning flash that my coolant level was low. So I topped up (about a pint or more)About 3 weeks later I had to go through the same scenario !! but then it started to get hot outside and my air conditioner mode took over and lo and behold - no more coolant loss.!!?? Now that winter and cold weather is back - so is my leak!!
So I run off to the local dealer and they get the car up. And drop the belly pan with the engine running and the heat cranked up. the mechanic said he found a dripping hose coming from UNDER the intake manifold.
The engine is a 2002 2.8 v6....
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My buddy just bought a vr6 2001 and it has a problem! the previous owner said it had an oil leak and didn't notice it until it started ticking! ok not a big deal! we changed what was left of the oil with semi synthetic 5w20, and put a new filter on it! figured out that the oil was leaking out of the filter gasket , how he didn't notice is beyond me! now the ticking has gotten quiet BUT now it idles high! there is now CEL and the previous owner said it did not do it before the ticking! so my question is how did running low on oil, and POSSIBLY messing up a lifter or two cause it to be idling high? It only idles high in park between 1 and 2000 rpm!
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I drained the transmission fluid on my 2000 f250. I measured the fluid at about 6 quarts. I refilled with 6 quarts. I drove until the engine was hot and checked the fluid while running in park. Each time I check it I get a different reading on the dipstick. I wipe off the dipstick each time but sometimes I pull it out and it reads low. The next try it shows about 1/2 inch over full on the dipstick. Can't get two consistent readings. Is it harmful if it is a little over or under full?
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I'm planning on doing a 2" level. Will I need a drop pitman arm, or can I stick with the stock pitman arm? Will I need anything else? I plan on doing the level when I replace my coil springs and shocks. (I have another thread on that). I'm driving a 2000 F250 V10 2WD CC SB (twin I-beam front axle) if that info is pertinent to this question.
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