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yellow oil pressure warning light gone off without doing nothing but then I ran 1000km and found low oil level

Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Asked by Elysiance on May 25, 2021

some weeks ago I saw a yellow oil pressure warning symbol and I move the dipstick up and down then it gone off. As I am not a Car guy I didn’t check the oil level because I don’t know how much it should be.

One week After that I gone for long trip around 1000km in 3 days (500km each side) but have not observed anything at that time.

One week after that I again saw the same warning in yellow and did the same by moving dipstick and it gone off.

Now today I saw again and visited the service station and they found oil level is at the lower level on the dipstick mark and they topped up 1 liter oil.

My question is, I have drove many long trips during the time like 500km continuous so, what could be the possible damaged to the engine because of my ignorance ? And how to check it through any sound or any performance ?

My car is : VW Polo 2011 1.2 TSI (1,30,000 km as on today)

Thank you very much in advance.

One Answer

The lower level on the dipstick is fine for most of the "normal" operating scenarios.

If you were doing extreme angles ie off-roading etc then it could possibly lead to oil starvation.

For a Polo, then you won't have caused any damage. Just keep up with the servicing and get a friend or the mechanic to show you what to look for. Checking oil is easy.

Answered by Solar Mike on May 25, 2021

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