Ford 7.3L Power Stroke (1999-2003) :: Oil In Coolant / Oil Level Drops But Coolant Level Stays The Same

My friend bartered for a '99 F250, 2wd/auto, 4 door, 7.3, 258k miles.

It had reportedly sat for one year, though the expired registration sticker and other things point to it sitting for two.

It ran low on oil, sputtered and died. Oil in the degas tank. Filled to oil to mid way on the hatch marks on the dip stick.

I drove it 25 miles to my house, and the oil level is not reading on the dip stick.

The sludgy fluid level in the degas tank is unchanged. Where is the fluid going?

I will refill the oil to see just how much it lost in the 25 miles if it important to someone, but I prefer to not waste the oil.

My first plan is to remove, inspect and replace the oil cooler o-rings. Even though the dealership charged him for this, I don't trust that they did it right. I think it is the easiest and mostly likely place for oil getting into the coolant.

It does have a really long crank before there is enough low pressure oil for it to start. At the moment I think this is a separate issue.

The dealership also charged him for a replacement injector. No idea if they replaced the cup or not.

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Passat (B6) :: 2006 - Oil Level Always Low

I have an 06 2.0t m/t which I purchased cpo w/44,500 miles on it. I love the car. It runs great. However, shortly after purchase I noticed oil level was always low. I did see here on vortex that it was a common problem w/ 2.0's so I was not overly concerned. I took my car in for service at 48,954miles. Car received scheduled maintenance and I expressed my concern about burning oil. They checked for leaks and not finding any also told me that this was a fairly common problem and that it may burn a quart every 1000-2000 miles. I drove the car for about 1800 miles and checked the oil. The dipstick showed that the car was almost dry. This seemed excessive to me so I took car back to dealer. They stated that this was extreme but they didn't know where tech had filled oil to and said different techs fill to different points(doesn't give you a warm feeling inside to know each tech does what they want).

They once again checked car for leaks and once again found none. I know the car is not leaking because it sits in my garage or driveway and there are no oil marks at all. They filled oil level to just under max and documented this on service history sheet by drawing the dipstick w/ max and min markers and then noting where they filled to. They then told me to drive the car for 1,000 miles and check oil and if it lost a considerable amount to bring it back and they would perform further diagnostics. The car is now at 51,700miles and I have driven about 900 miles since they did last check and refill. I checked oil this morning and car is at top of the min. marker so it has dropped the whole space in between max and min in only 900 miles of driving. Car just switched from original factory warranty into cpo warranty. I'm calling dealer tomorrow for appointment because I want this figured out and documented properly before cpo runs out although that's about 22months/22,000 miles away. I wonder what "further diagnostics" they can perform?

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Passat (B6) :: Low Oil Level After 2000 Miles?

I purchased an 06 cpo 2.0t m/t in March and I checked oil level at end of June and stick was almost dry. Immediately poured in some oil to make it to dealership. They performed oil change and said they didn't find any leak. Today when cleaning under hood, I thought about checking dip stick but figured it would be fine. My oil was changed about 3 months ago and I've driven just under 2,000 miles since the change. The oil level is at the min marker. Someone told me that the turbo's burn a quart of oil about every 1,000 miles but this seems a little ridiculous.

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Passat (B6) :: How To Level Or Adjust Headlights

How do you level or adjust the headlights on the b6 passat? I have the 2.0t halogen lamps but it seems like my headlights are pointing down???? Can i do this myself?

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Passat (B5) :: How To Check Transmission Oil Level

It's a 99 Passat 1.8 T

The last time it was checked: Last year around March-April

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Passat (B7) :: Check Oil Level Warning Just Came On

I have added a quart of recommended oil per the manual (the dipstick is now reading optimal oil). The warning is still on. What actions can be taken and what was the outcome? I am assuming that if the warning is not gone in the morning the sensor is bad.

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Lexus RX 2010-15 :: A/C Blows Cold Air At Bi-level Only At Chest Level

I noticed yesterday while driving the RX (not my daily driver) that when I turned on the A/C to bi-level (chest & feet) it only blew cold air at the chest level while at the feet level it was warm air. If I remember correctly from the past that the feet got cold too so I tried it with the vents only at the feet, still warm air. I even checked to make sure that I didn't have it on bi-level with defroster in use.

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Passat (B5) :: Checking Oil Level In Tiptronic Transmission

How can I check level of oil in Tiptronic Transmission.

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Passat (B6) :: Oil Level Low / Barely Get Reading On Dipstick

Car is burning through a higher than usual amount of oil? I just went to the dealer to do an oil change because the oil was so low I could barely get a reading on the dipstick, no leaks were found, and the car does not smoke.

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Passat (B5) :: Coolant Level Low Warning Flashing

At the end of last winter, I got the warning flash that my coolant level was low. So I topped up (about a pint or more)About 3 weeks later I had to go through the same scenario !! but then it started to get hot outside and my air conditioner mode took over and lo and behold - no more coolant loss.!!?? Now that winter and cold weather is back - so is my leak!!

So I run off to the local dealer and they get the car up. And drop the belly pan with the engine running and the heat cranked up. the mechanic said he found a dripping hose coming from UNDER the intake manifold.

The engine is a 2002 2.8 v6....

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Passat (B5) :: 2001 VR6 - Low Oil Level Now High Idle

My buddy just bought a vr6 2001 and it has a problem! the previous owner said it had an oil leak and didn't notice it until it started ticking! ok not a big deal! we changed what was left of the oil with semi synthetic 5w20, and put a new filter on it! figured out that the oil was leaking out of the filter gasket , how he didn't notice is beyond me! now the ticking has gotten quiet BUT now it idles high! there is now CEL and the previous owner said it did not do it before the ticking! so my question is how did running low on oil, and POSSIBLY messing up a lifter or two cause it to be idling high? It only idles high in park between 1 and 2000 rpm!

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Passat (B5) :: Got The Stop Check Coolant Level Then Overheat

When I got the STOP check coolant level message on my 2002 Passat glx. I pulled over as soon as I could and then I began to over heat. The coolant level was good, actually it was a little high. The check engine light also was blinking. I replaced my water pump about 70K miles ago.

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Passat (B5) :: Check Coolant Level Warning Will Come On Occasionally

When I start up the car in the morning, the infamous "STOP!! CHECK COOLANT LEVEL" warning will come on, and then shortly thereafter it will go away. I topped off the coolant level (with the pink stuff of course) and yet this light will come on occasionally. It mostly comes on first thing in the morning when the car is started up and cold, and *sometimes* come on when the car is warm. Fluid level is all topped off. What gives?

I was reading that there is a fluid level sensor that sometimes goes bad? could this be it? I changed the coolant temp sensor back in the summer of this year. (not sure if that has anything to do with it?) Not sure if I have a leak, cause I look under the car in the morning and I have no spots of coolant anywhere.

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Passat (B6) :: 2008 - Coolant Leak / Check Level Alarm

The "stop!" check level! alarm sounded as I was parked last evening...

Looked under car and a gigantic pool of coolant flooded under my car.

Where to look under the hood for loose or broken clamps or hoses that may be the culprit. Which hoses (color?) are the ones to check?

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Passat (B7) :: Driver Feet Area Stay Cold - Airflow Level Is Not Adjusted Accordingly

As stated in the title, my feet stay cold for a long time after the car fully warms up, and I can't feel much if any airflow under the dash. I tried going from auto to directing all flow to the floor, zero change, even with the fan on high.

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Passat (B5) :: 1999 - Temp Starts To Go Up Normal Level When Drive The Car For Couple Of Miles

My passat doesn't have any leaks the coolant is at the max level, but when I drive the car for a couple of miles the temperature starts to go up the normal level. if I continue to drive the car it goes to the read level. If I stop the car an let it cool for 20 minutes I can drive the car, but I will start to overheat, but if i accelerate fast the temperature would start to come down, but then after a while it will overheat again. Some times it will drive at normal temperatures levels for a long time and then it will slowly start to overheat, if i step on the gas when i park and the temperature levels are in read the needle of the temperature will start to go to normal levels but if i drive the car then it will start to overheat the car has 80000 miles ...

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Prius (Gen 2) :: Odometer Start Blinking Including Gas Level - Car Stop To Accelerate

Yesterday while i was driving home out of the blue, I was in the city making a stop and suddenly everything in my odometer start blinking including gas level (gas was halfway), also big red triangle turns on and some other lights that I couldn't see cuz the car stop accelerate so i just make to pull over and set the Parking then I turn off the car to try turn it on again and see if everything clear out but didn't turn on anymore couldn't even get it in neutral to move it...

I press START button ones and screen turns on and even able to get into info system to check that my aux12v battery was ok. BUT when press the START button twice with or without stop pedal all energy shut off, screen dies and odometer just try to blink quickly before die not even able to see if any other light turns on like the engine one or big triangle.

AND WORSE part is that i can pull anything out of my Scanner because it needs to be in 2 STARTBUTTON pressed mode in order for my scanner to connect with my Prius.

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Phaeton :: Level Fault Workshop - ABS / ESP Lights On When Put Car In Gear And Start Moving

One of my issues is a "level fault workshop" message and abs/ esp lights that only appear once I put the car in gear and start moving.

The car does seem to raise and lower normally and there doesn't seem to lose height over night.

To check if it's a particular wheel height sensor, what controller should I scan in vcds? Nothing related to suspension came up in my full auto scan.

I did have an intermittent brake light switch code, could that generate the level fault?.

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Ford 6.7L Power Stroke Diesel :: Remote Start Option Level?

What option level has remote start as standard?

Or is it an add on option?

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