Supposed to check it cold iirc.

 

I think it's the other way. Check it when warm. You want to know what the level is when it's running (i.e. most vulnerable).

EDIT: Don't CHECK the oil when the engine's running. You want an idea of what the level will be with the engine running.

 

Guys, I had the dealership take off the oil pan to inspect the cylinders from below. Cylinder's #1, #2, #3, were perfectly fine but #4 had TINY metal shavings protruding. I will follow this reply up with pics as soon as I get them uploaded. Also the oil pan had small maybe 4-5 pieces of tiny metal shavings the size of a pinky nail. Not sure what this constitutes but it looks like I'm going to have to have the head replaced along with the block. From my description if anyone can give me some input on what could be wrong it'd be much appreciated.

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Lastly, they are charging me 7-1000$ on the labor it takes to simply diagnose my car. As far as I'm concerned the crank is sealed and won't budge an inch, there is metal shavings protruding from cylinder #4, and the dealership is still telling me I 'over-revved' the motor. I told them that it would still crank and at least I'd hear some knocking or something but the damn car just died no noise, no check oil, engine, or any warning signals prior to the seizure..

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My personal tech also wanted to know a little info about our check oil lights. A day after purchase I remember checking the oil light and it said 60%. Do our oil lights indicate our oil levels or oil integrity?

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Thanks for the help everyone

 

Concerning the Greek S2ki community-and I think I speak for all of us,this IS THE RULE before buying a car(of any kind,but especially an S2Κ):

ALWAYS CHECK THE CAR BEFORE BUYING!!!!!

At least here in Greece,most dealers often offer wrecked cars(2 or more put together) and unless you perform a (body and engine) check on the car,you can never be sure what of what you put your money into.

Not to mention that putting non-synthetic oil,simply consists a crime against our car.

 

Don't give them a single penny.

This is plain robbery,for something they are responsible for AND ARE OBLIGED to check.

Get a lawyer.

 

If you never agreed to pay for it, then you shouldn't pay anything.

Fingernail-sized metal shavings are not tiny.

The oil light is a combination of a timer and an algorithm based on how you drive the car. It doesn't really know the quantity OR quality of your oil. It guesses the quality.

 

Oil light indicates low oil pressure usually from low oil. Why did you let this dealer teardown your motor? You must still trust them?
If I had to guess it's bearing material

 

8 pages of people telling you to get a lawyer, and now you've let them open it.

Cause. Lost.

 

I didn't let anyone open it. All they did was take the oil pan off. I did contact a lawyer, the reason the car is still there is b/c I still owe them a portion of my downpayment. As long as the car is there it is not 'my' car and without my downpayment, it is still 'their' car. Lot of legal proceedings in this.

They are going to charge me 700-1000$ to go further then the oil pan at which I said No. They will not do it for free so the car is still there as it sits.

 

the maint required light is a reminder to change oil(not very relevant for engine failure), i've run my car down to 2 qts in the engine, never lost pressure.

this is the low oil pressure warning light...

=bad, very bad.