When were the oil and coolant levels last checked.?

Key question I think. Amazes me how many people don't do this at all never mind on a frequent/regular basis.

Edited by Bromptonaut on 21/08/2020 at 14:07

She bought it last October 2019 so it was serviced 10 months ago

I just wonder what would be you suggestion. Unfortunately it is my misses car and she just bought it a year ago and still have to pay for it as she took it on finance.

Apart from suggesting that in future you pay more attention to checking and maintaining the car(s) you drive, a visit to the florist might help to ameliorate your opprobrium.

It was 2 L serviced last year just when she bought it

It is 2L diesel and it was serviced a year ago when she bought it

Yes it is Diesel

2015 was the first year Toyota fitted BMW diesels instead of their own. Is yours a diesel?

Possibly, this car could still be one with a Toyota 1AD-FTV as he says it's out of warranty & iirc it was summer when the facelift (with the change to BMW diesels) came in.

What a so called bullet proof toyota going bang, seems like it is like any other mark if subject to neglect which may not be the case. The thread sounds like the kiddies game Guess Who, maybe the OP will answer the questions.

Hello,

Since my wife bought this car last October she did 6.5 K miles and I don't think she checked the oil level since then. I assume she didn't checked it as it wasn't any lights indicating low level of oil. I know that you should do this perhaps more often but based on her previous car Mitsubishi Lancer she thought that checking it ones a year should be enough as this was relatively new car. Unfortunately the price for this came much bigger then she expected. However we appreciate any kind of suggestion of what would be the best solution in this case and the most efficient way to resolve the problem. Now the car is over 5 years old so there is no more guarantee on it

Edited by Leszek on 22/08/2020 at 10:33

The reason I asked about oil level being checked wasn't just because of the engine running low on oil, it might be that as it is a diesel that the oil level could have been rising due to failed DPF regens polluting the sump oil with diesel if the car was only doing short journeys. Was the original message "low oil level" or "low oil pressure" ? - you usually get the latter when things are about to go bang!

The point is diesel is a poor lubricant and if the engine oil is polluted with too much diesel then Houston we have a problem. However with other OP comments this feels like a running out of oil issue. What is the oil level at the moment?

However it clearly sounds like a replacement engine is needed although if it was a failed regen issue the DPF might be cream crackered now as well.

Edited by Big John on 22/08/2020 at 17:31