Got the car back, what a difference, can't believe the power for such a small engine. I took it to another garage to check it out. The mechanic was a 500 expert who talked me through the engine hooked up the computer and confirmed the work had been carried out. He has had quite a few cars in from other garages who have put in the wrong oil, he has drained replaced with no further problems from the cars. Also told me that them engines use oil, can use about a litre about every 1500 miles.
General My wife's new 500 issues, looking for advice
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General My wife's new 500 issues, looking for advice
TrevC
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Marccon
Glad you seem to have it sorted. The Twinair engine is a great performer. Your mechanic is right, they do use a little oil, but not too much. Mine uses about 1/4 to 1/3 of a litre between changes, which I have done annually, or after I've done 10,000 miles. Consumption will probably vary between individual engines, so worth keeping an eye on that dipstick, which incidentally is very difficult to read when the oil is new and clean!
Glad you seem to have it sorted. The Twinair engine is a great performer. Your mechanic is right, they do use a little oil, but not too much. Mine uses about 1/4 to 1/3 of a litre between changes, which I have done annually, or after I've done 10,000 miles. Consumption will probably vary between individual engines, so worth keeping an eye on that dipstick, which incidentally is very difficult to read when the oil is new and clean!
ahmett
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I usually use around 2 liters of topup between oil changes of 25,000 km!
Mine doesn't use any oil at all 
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I've got 2k up on my TA now and the oil has darkened slightly and much easier to see on the dipstick, I thought the level was a bit low before but now that I can actually see it it's about three quarters full. Sounds obvious but what I have noticed though is that you really have to have the car on level ground and even a slight slope has a big impact on the reading. Must be due to the shape or depth of the sump I guess
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:yeahthat: although a 10-15min wait should be fairly accurate, but defo not straight after a drive.
How do you guys check the level on the Twinair? As the dipstick is part of the screw cap oil filler, do you check the level from when it is screwed full on, or do it with cap unscrewed? Hope this makes sense.
check when screwed fully in
