Technical Test drove Sedici 1.9 Multijet today & oil light came on!

[skininin]

Hi,

I'm quite keen on getting a Sedici but during a test drive of a secondhand 1.9 Multijet Eleganze the oil light came on.

The car has a full fiat service history & has done 87,000 miles. It is overdue an oil service by 2000 miles but where has the oil gone?

The oil light only came on briefly for a while & flickered on & off, then after going up a steep hill it went off.

Is it OK to buy? The manual says take it straight to main dealer!

Does anyone know what the main dealer charge is for an oil change service in the UK?

Regards

 

[T14086]

oil light coming on briefly is either low oil or possible low pressure however flashing oil light is oil change required & counter reset by dealership.

 

[skininin]

oil light coming on briefly is either low oil or possible low pressure however flashing oil light is oil change required & counter reset by dealership.

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. It wasn't flashing, it flickered on & off probably only for 30 seconds to a minute. Drove it for a further 10 minutes & didn't happen again. It had a full service at 73k so it has done 14k since but I wondered where the oil went. The exhaust seemed really clean when started so it didn't look like it was burning oil.

I have an MG ZTT with the BMW diesel engine in it, it is currently overdue an oil change by 2k but there is still plenty of oil in it & no warning lights.

 

[tinytim]

either low oil level, very dirty oil (should be changed every 5000m on diesel) or failing oil pump; also if has DPF diesel can get down into the engine oil and cause problems...

 

[robotdancer]

All engines consume oil as they run... some lots... some very little. It's a bit of a lottery but it's part of the normal running cycle. Consumption can vary even on the same engine type and is very dependent on driving style, terrain, length of journey and a host of other factors.

If the car is due a service the first thing I'd be checking is the oil level. It might simply be that it wasn't monitored frequently (you really ought to check any car weekly) and the level is low.

The 1.9 deisel Fiat group put in the Sedici has been around for a while and is a pretty bullet proof unit (crops up in a whole host of cars). If you are nervous, pay a few pounds and have an independant inspection done by RAC or AA etc.

Sedici's are by and large pretty robust, there are a couple of known niggles that a few cars suffer from:
1. stiff gearboxes in cold weather until the car warms up, though you can get this sorted for a little over £100 if it gets very bad.
2. Also the deisels can transmit a fair amount of vibration back through the drive train and engine mounts at very low speeds when lifting of the gas. But that's just a quirk nothing detrimental (far worse in cars like Landrovers etc).

...But really nothing awful, they're a great little car and as capable if not more so than much more expensive metal in poor driving conditions.

 

[T14086]

fuel consumption is disappointing though.

 

[Nello]

Our 1.6 Petrol has not used a drop of Oil between changes in two years..............

 

[robotdancer]

genuine 42 average on normal runs and well into the 50's on runs???? What do want from a 4x4?

 

[dieselglider]

1. stiff gearboxes in cold weather until the car warms up, though you can get this sorted for a little over £100 if it gets very bad.

What does this involve? I read that it was a 3 day procedure.