low oil level on dipstick

[mr2turbo12]

ok i got a 95 talon tsi awd about a month ago, i changed the oil the first week i owned it. I just checked the oil today and there r 2 indents on the dipstick, the oil was at the first one, it was pretty low. Car doesnt leak(havent noticed any leaks), doesnt blow out any amounts of smoke out the exhaust. Drives fine and boosts fine. Car has 119,000 miles on it. Ive only put about 500 miles on it since i got it. im gonna check again tonight to see if it leaks. What do u guys think it can be? r there any gaskets on this car that r known for leaking a lot?

 

[qwall]

maybe you didn't put in enough oil?

 

[mr2turbo12]

Originally posted by qwall
maybe you didn't put in enough oil?

no the oil was enough, i am 100% sure, cause i kept checking it when i did the oil change. Also dont know if this matters but mods r safc(baseline settings)14b turbo, intake.

Also last week my dad went to kinkos and he left the car on for about 15 mins, he said there was black smoke coming out of the exhaust, but as sson as he hit the gas the smoke went away.???

 

[crankbender]

leaking valve seals probably. It isn't that bad of a problem and very common. Just keep an eye on everything till you have time to rebuild the head (or atleast check to see if this is the problem).

 

[qwall]

Originally posted by crankbender
leaking valve seals probably. It isn't that bad of a problem and very common. Just keep an eye on everything till you have time to rebuild the head (or atleast check to see if this is the problem).

yea but he said the car isn't smoking, and it valve seals are leaking there'd be smoke, especially on start ups. Look at your spark plugs see what they look like.

 

[mr2turbo12]

i forgot to mention that i need to change my 02 sensor since i got a check engine light for it.

 

[crankbender]

I have like 12 valves leaking and they don't leak quite enough to cause it to smoke...but if you take the manifolds off you can see them leaking.

And he said it leaks if you leave it at idle long enough.