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What\'s wrong with my oil sump?

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18lindsay · 22 Jun 2006, 5:32 pm

Why is it when I put 2.5 litres of oil in my beetle sump which is according to the manual my dipstick shows only half way? I cannot see an oversized sump underneath

Bertiebeetle

shiftyvw · 22 Jun 2006, 5:38 pm

From memory they take about 2.8l.

If its showing halfway up it will only take a little bit more to show full.

68AutoBug · 22 Jun 2006, 5:41 pm

Maybe the wrong dipstick is in the engine???

as all My books say 2.5 Litres... NO more...

or oil will leak out everywhere...:o:o

try someone else's dipstick....

thats all I can suggest....

You are certain You put in 2.5 Litres...??

Lee

aussiebaja · 22 Jun 2006, 7:26 pm

does that include the filter as well

jakjones · 22 Jun 2006, 7:28 pm

what filter?

aussiebaja · 22 Jun 2006, 7:36 pm

oh ok im only new to vw's, didnt know ,

Bizarre · 22 Jun 2006, 8:32 pm

jakjones wrote:what filter?

Exactly!

Has some added one of those oil pump filters??

68AutoBug · 22 Jun 2006, 10:55 pm

Check under the engine to see if there is an oil filter...
It would be round and black or grey usually...

You can fit large and small oil filters to them...

The larger oil filter is the better one.... IMHO...

Best of Luck...

Lee

1303Steve · 22 Jun 2006, 11:24 pm

Hi

When the oil is cold the dipstick will act like a piston and push the oil level down the dipstick tube, giving a false reading, try twisting dipstick back & forth while counting to 20. Is the car level?

Steve