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Originally Posted by wilbydoughboy
How would I know if I have oil pressure issues. With a newish car under warranty I wouldnt think there would be such issues but unless told how would one know as I cannot see any oil spewing out anywhere or any smoke puffing.
I do not know anything about oil pressure issues, in fact I have never seen them mentioned anywhere (perhaps you could expand on this?).
The issue is in the title of the thread, Rising Oil Levels which you will notice everytime you check the oil level - assuming that you do.
Even under warranty you need to check the oil level since if it is low or high and damage occurs then the ensuing damage could be attributed to you as the maintainer and then the warranty would be void. You fill up the windscreen washers between services, you check the tyres, the need to check the oil level is in the same league as these items
I would have assumed that by having to much engine oil than the normal amount it would cause the oil pressure to rise. I remember once that I put in to much engine oil in my Ford Escort and the smoke that was belching out from the exhaust was very dense but this was a petrol engine so maybe with the diesel engine this wouldnt happen. I will keep an eye on the oil level but I havent been informed that I should check for rising oil level because I have put my trust in the Volvo brand and hope that their technicians would put the correct amount in at the service and inform me that this can rise. I dont feel that owners should take the blame for rising oil levels unless they are informed by Volvo and no blame should be put upon owners who would probably never have bought their cars if they knew that they had to keep an eye out for rising oil levels.
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