Afternoon all

It would appear that there is NO low oil level warning on the RR Sport, a friend of mine has lost his SDV6 engine due to insufficient oil and there was no warning given by the car.

So check your oil level regularly.

bring back the dip stick i say!

i hate these stupid oil check displays....
wait t heat up the engine... then wait 10 minutes after power off so that the system can measure the settled oil level....
no other way to do it.
 2007 TDV6 RRS HSE..now gone
2012 3.0 SDV6 RRS HSE

Hi,
check ours before I start the car only takes 30 secs or so


although



swmbo still wants to know why it takes me Soooooooo long to get the car out of the garage, I dont think she ever checks it

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gone Porsche Cayenne 2020
gone Corris Grey HSE Dynamic 2016
gone Ipanema HSE lux 2010
gone Rimini HSE 2005
!!

the new sport must allow the level to read without the engine warmed up so...

2012 model needs engine oil up to temp. 2007 TDV6 RRS HSE..now gone
2012 3.0 SDV6 RRS HSE

just checked the operator manual
there is a low level warning if the oil is low

even says how much to add in

your friend must be like my wife.... oblivious to any warnings.  2007 TDV6 RRS HSE..now gone
2012 3.0 SDV6 RRS HSE

1JBS wrote:

Afternoon all

It would appear that there is NO low oil level warning on the RR Sport, a friend of mine has lost his SDV6 engine due to insufficient oil and there was no warning given by the car.

So check your oil level regularly.

The low pressure oil light should be renamed the “fit a new engine light”. There is no oil level low light in the RRS1, which when there is no dipstick, except the one behind the wheel, is IMHO a major design fault.

Hi,

I’ve posted this before.

You don’t think the Dealers wait 10mins to check the oil during a service do you?

Turn on the ignition, without touching the brake pedal, pull the bonnet release, clear the dash alerts and then read the oil level.

If hot or just stopped the engine, allow for the level to be little off as there will have been little “drain back” to the sump.

Close the bonnet before driving off.

Scrumps Somerset - Where the apples do grow and the cider do flow!
2021 Defender 90 D250 HSE in Tasman with white roof.
24MY D300 AB - Verasine Blue - 😀
19MY SDV6 AB - Byron Blue - Gone
17MY D5 SDV6 HSE - Firenze Red - Gone
16MY SDV6 AB -Aruba Silver - Gone
13.5MY SDV6 "HSE Black" - Baltic Blue - Gone
10MY TDV8 HSE Galway Green - Gone
14MY D4 HSE in Scotia Grey - Gone
05 TD5 D90 CSW in Cairns Blue

So having the bonnet open allows you to bypass the wait system ?

i'll try it in the morning.
good stuff if it does. 2007 TDV6 RRS HSE..now gone
2012 3.0 SDV6 RRS HSE

Doesn’t work on mine, the oil has to be warm and I have to wait 10 mins after engine off or it tells me oil level not available. 2019 5.0 SC SVA (Current)
2012 5.0 SC AB. Sadly written off by a campervan
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1942 VEP Ford GPW Jeep (Willys) (Current)
1943 Whites M16 Halftrack (Current)
16 plate Eurofighter Typhoon, 2 x Eurojet engines with 20,000lbs thrust each. 1380mph

Hi,

IIRC on a 2012 you have to press cancel on the cruise control twice for it to work.

Scrumps Somerset - Where the apples do grow and the cider do flow!
2021 Defender 90 D250 HSE in Tasman with white roof.
24MY D300 AB - Verasine Blue - 😀
19MY SDV6 AB - Byron Blue - Gone
17MY D5 SDV6 HSE - Firenze Red - Gone
16MY SDV6 AB -Aruba Silver - Gone
13.5MY SDV6 "HSE Black" - Baltic Blue - Gone
10MY TDV8 HSE Galway Green - Gone
14MY D4 HSE in Scotia Grey - Gone
05 TD5 D90 CSW in Cairns Blue

I’ll give it a go, I always forget to check after 10 mins so that would be god send. 2019 5.0 SC SVA (Current)
2012 5.0 SC AB. Sadly written off by a campervan
23 plate Focus ST (Current)
1942 VEP Ford GPW Jeep (Willys) (Current)
1943 Whites M16 Halftrack (Current)
16 plate Eurofighter Typhoon, 2 x Eurojet engines with 20,000lbs thrust each. 1380mph

So that’s potentially running on low oil for 10 mins until the system tells your low on oil .

Being a preface lift owner I’m glad for the dipstick. Could you imagine checking the oil seeing it’s low then consciously starting it without a top up = crazy.

Steve. 2006 2.7 TDV6 HSE in Cairns Blue.

Strange, mine checks o.k. whether checked after stopping for 10 mins. or left overnight and checked in morning when cold, don't have to press any cruise control buttons, open bonnet or anything like that. Of course I am assuming it works o.k. but never put any oil in between services and it hasn't gone bang yet. Could just lift throttle pedal slightly as if pressed at all when checking it will say not available or whatever it says.

Cheers
Col