I changed the oil like 1500 miles ago, and i got the Engine oil level low warning light couple days ago....does it matter?just ignore it?or i need to add more engine oil?

Any info will be appreciated~thanks

 

My Turbo burned one quart of oil about every 800 to 1k miles. So you most likely need to add a quart.

 

Run the oil measurement check after the car has been run. If it shows that I'm running low, I'll put enough oil to be at the mid point level. I burn about the same amount as RCNJ.

 

Our engine burn quart of oil about every 1k was normal. But you mention oil change in 1500 miles ago. Burn to oil level low warning light was too fast. I will suggest refill oil to mid point level right now and keep check the oil level.

 

I advise just adding 1/2 quart at a time. These electronic monitors read all over the place at times.

 

thanks for the info, guys...i will try to add more oil

 

Run it one line over the min mark. This is safe. It is not the end of the world to be several quarts low in a dry sump system. I will not tell you what these motors will live on as far as oil, but keeping it one line up over the min is more than fine.

 

I can't say names nor locations but I know an "ARS"#$E" (Head Tech @ a dealer) who ran the engine dry to claim a new engine from the factory as the client wanted the car but beause the car had 60000miles he said he'd only buy the car id it had an new ngine...and voilá! I got seasick (honest!!! I really did) when I heard the story. It sounded like a SNUFF, they even told me the engine idled for 15min before shutting down (i.e. dieing)

 

I have seen cars living with 4 quart of a 12 quart system live. Not for a week, but months and still ran when we got it in to change the oil. Dry sumps are great!

 

That is amazing!

 

In Turbo cars, it's important to let the engine idle for a bit after harsh or fast driving expecially in hot conditions. You are baking oil fed into the Turbo lines if you don't, this process over time will limit the amount of flow through these lines and eventually kill the Turbo. I've replaced a few Turbos in my time and I've seen this a couple of times first hand.

This baking in the lines will cause you to loose more oil than a NA.

-Eli

 

So wait, when the check oil level light comes on, its not that its low on oil , and how many quarts are still int he car at that time! Its odd because when it comes on, i add a quart and it goes up a few bars, meaning there's still prob. alot of oil still left, just as a safety thing right?

 

It is lower than it was, but there is probably 7 quarts in the system. There is no pan for it to take a measurement. It measure the level of the stream through the tank. It is a safety thing.

 

Ahh ok cool, i remember i would freak out if driving it and it came on and i couldnt get oil, i would quickly take it home