Hi all,
I've had this warning several times over the last couple of weeks and it has me a little confused.
I've had the car (2003 1.9 JTD) for about 4 months now and haven't had this warning before. The car was "apparently" serviced before i took ownership, but even though the service book was stamped i was a little suspicious when i checked the dipstick when i got home and found the oil colour very dark.
I haven't added any oil (or removed any for that matter) and each time this warning pops up i immediately check the level on the dipstick and it is spot on. Upon turning the ignition back on the warning is still there and only clears after leaving the car for an hour or 2.
The first thing that springs to mind is possibly a blocked oil filter....? But if it was serviced 4 months ago there should be no way the filter is blocked??? Which again raises my initial suspiciouns if it was at all serviced when i bought it?????
What do you reckon-is this a spurious fault or could the filter be blocked, or could it be something else?
Either way i think i'll do an oil and filter change asap (Are original Fiat filters the best option?)
Thanks in advance
Wayne
I've had this warning several times over the last couple of weeks and it has me a little confused.
I've had the car (2003 1.9 JTD) for about 4 months now and haven't had this warning before. The car was "apparently" serviced before i took ownership, but even though the service book was stamped i was a little suspicious when i checked the dipstick when i got home and found the oil colour very dark.
I haven't added any oil (or removed any for that matter) and each time this warning pops up i immediately check the level on the dipstick and it is spot on. Upon turning the ignition back on the warning is still there and only clears after leaving the car for an hour or 2.
The first thing that springs to mind is possibly a blocked oil filter....? But if it was serviced 4 months ago there should be no way the filter is blocked??? Which again raises my initial suspiciouns if it was at all serviced when i bought it?????
What do you reckon-is this a spurious fault or could the filter be blocked, or could it be something else?
Either way i think i'll do an oil and filter change asap (Are original Fiat filters the best option?)
Thanks in advance
Wayne