I only pick the car up on Wednesday pm. This warning came on yesterday then disappeared and the same happened today. My car is parked on a sloping drive, could this have something to do with it ?
GR Yaris low oil pressure warning light
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Not seen it myself but if your drive is steep enough possibly. Park it on the flat for an hour or so and see if it does it then. If it still worries you get it checked at the dealer for peace of mind.
Check your oil level as well. I suspect the drive would have to be pretty steeply sloped to cause the oil to move away from the pick up.
Do you get this on start up or driving?
Do you get this on start up or driving?
You are not going to believe this, I took the car for a drive today, no warning lights for 1.5 miles then the oil warning light and alarm started, gingerly drove the car home and parked it on a very level surface.
After letting time for the oil to drain to the sump, I checked the oil level to find my engine was lacking 3 litres of oil. The car has only covered 101 miles.
As we are such a nice bunch I'm not going to swear, but the dealership has received a phone call from me expressing my discussed and I was a gentleman throughout the conversation.
I have video evidence of the oil check and the amount of oil I added.
A very concerned GY Yaris owner
After letting time for the oil to drain to the sump, I checked the oil level to find my engine was lacking 3 litres of oil. The car has only covered 101 miles.
As we are such a nice bunch I'm not going to swear, but the dealership has received a phone call from me expressing my discussed and I was a gentleman throughout the conversation.
I have video evidence of the oil check and the amount of oil I added.
A very concerned GY Yaris owner
Yahonza
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3 litres short, holy ****! I'll do the swearing for you. Hopefully there won't be any lasting damage. Oil is a bit of grey area as we/the owners are supposed to check it regularly and keep it at the right level. Did they provide a checklist when you got it and have you checked for leaks?
personally id delete the post....the oil warning light came on...instead of immediately checking oil level...you drove the car
No I was driving the car when the light came on. Why would I be checking oil levels on a brand new car. Surely the PDI would make sure there was enough oil in the car for 100 miles.
It's a brand new car, why would I check oil levels on a car that's covered so little miles
Yahonza
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Either Toyota didn't put enough oil in or your engine is drinking it at an alarming rate. Either way you might have an issue now.
Which dealership did you collect the car from? If you purchased directly from Toyota UK I understand the PDI is carried out centrally by them and not the dealership. Shocking news though!
I have no oil on my drive. It's a very disturbing situation, you wait for 15 months for the car to turn up, and then the bloody thing decides to go on a bender and drink oil, or was the PDI rushed or not done ?
It's all in the hands of my dealership now, so hopefully all will be sorted asap.
I personally don’t think you have any responsibility to check the oil on a 100 mile old car which hasn’t obviously broken or spilled its guts out all over your drive. Especially with the alerts being on/off.
I now have the car back and taken it for a spin, keeping below 4,000 revs and all seems fine. Having calmed down now I actually realise that I have a 10 warranty, so why worry.
Most importantly my cars issues are now logged, and video evidence . Oh and I've got my car back
Happy days
Most importantly my cars issues are now logged, and video evidence . Oh and I've got my car back
Happy days
4,000 isnt stated anywhere, don’t overload the engine, peak torque can be just as bad , as you get high cylinder pressures with a boosted engine.
I literally watched the 4,000rpm myth start on the other forum / FB . Sorry it just gets me. Haha no offence
But enjoy and your exactly right that’s the warranty is there for this. Glad you got it logged.
Peak torque/max cyl pressure is beneficial to seating the piston rings correctly. Key difference is duration, only short bursts rather than continuous max load.
Vary rpm and load so the engine runs in for all running scenarios, not just one...
I've been on the planet long enough to make sure things are documented.
So where do I stand on running my car in ?. Should I be giving the car full beans or driving like Miss Daisy
As @Onehp says vary load and rpm. wait for oil to be fully warmed, I tried to avoid any length of time at max load but I went to redline a couple of times. I guess what I’m saying is don’t worry about the 4,000rpm “limit”
