"Low oil level light" came on today for my 2016 CX-9. It has been only 2.5K miles from the last oil change. When I turn off the car and restart it, the light goes off for a while then it comes back. So I checked the oil level just now and it seems it is slightly above the bottom marker. It was a bit hard to read because oil residue keep coming in together to the dip stick. I am guessing it might be possibly because engine is still hot, so I will check that again when engine is cool.
Anyway I do not see any leak from my garage floor and also do not see any obvious leaks from the engine seals or bottom of the car. Also the car doesn't blow blue smoke.
Since I don't know exactly how much oil my dealer has put in, I am not able to tell if this is excessive oil consumption issue or not yet. I will report back after dealer visit.
I visited the dealership today and they claim that they put low amount of oil last time thinking it was 2015 CX-9 instead of 2016 CX-9. So they did full oil change.
A side story is that last time they put service sticker on the windshield saying they put 0W-30 instead of 5W-30. So I called them it is wrong oil and that time they said the tech misprinted the label and they did put correct 5W-30.
After the oil change today, I checked the dip stick and now it is too much above full marker (top hole). I asked the service desk guy if it isn't a problem and he strongly insists that it is right amount and my understanding of dip stick marker is wrong. He claims it should go above the top hole. I tried to find the manual to see if it explains dip stick marker, but I couldn't find info on the spot, so I came back to avoid useless BS argument.
Now I did find the info from the manual and my understanding is correct that the oil should not go above top marker (hole). That is full line.
I decided I will not go back to the same dealership for this careless tech and lying service adviser.
At least, now I don't see the low oil light again when driving. However I am worried about possible damages due to too much oil though. I might just drain the over-filled amount.
I will monitor oil level closely this time, and will report back to this thread for update.
Because of this thread I checked my oil, it was all the way up to the bottom of the twist in the dipstick. So I went to the dealer which did my oil change and told them it is high, first told me it's only a 10th of an inch high. So I take out the pictures of the dipstick I took last night and so they blamed me for checking it while the engine is hot, then they told me they put the oil in when it is cold so it expands when it gets hot. I called BS on that, so then they said they put in the amount of oil the manual calls for, so I asked them how much that was and they said 5.95 quarts. So I called BS on that and got the manual and showed them it says 5.1 quarts. Then they finally conceded and decided to take some of the oil out.
Really not impressed.
Because of this thread I checked my oil, it was all the way up to the bottom of the twist in the dipstick. So I went to the dealer which did my oil change and told them it is high, first told me it's only a 10th of an inch high. So I take out the pictures of the dipstick I took last night and so they blamed me for checking it while the engine is hot, then they told me they put the oil in when it is cold so it expands when it gets hot. I called BS on that, so then they said they put in the amount of oil the manual calls for, so I asked them how much that was and they said 5.95 quarts. So I called BS on that and got the manual and showed them it says 5.1 quarts. Then they finally conceded and decided to take some of the oil out.
Really not impressed.
On my 2016 CX-9 GT AWD, the "engine oil level warning indication" light came on. I have about 13,500 miles on the car, and was just about 5,000 since my last oil change. This does not seem right.
Anyone else experience this?