A few questions from a new 3.2 did owner
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 10:33 am
Hi,
I've had my 2004 3.2did for about a month now and have a few questions:
1 - The oil level light comes on when the engine is cold and I'm heading up a hill - it goes off when the road flattens out and doesn't reappear after that.
I've read about this issue before and assume it's not critical - should I just throw some more oil in (500ml?) to prevent this or just ignore it?
2 - On a few occasions with a cold start and then acceleration there's a loud squeal from the engine - I assume this is a belt of sorts that needs tightening or replacing? The noise is linked to acceleration and only happens straight after start-up and when pulling away.
Fan belt perhaps? Is there anything more sinister this could be?
3 - When pulling away from a cold start and driving slowly (about 10 - 20km/h) I find it sometimes struggles to get out of first gear (auto box). Even when I knock it over into tiptronic it won't go into 2nd gear. When I speed up it changes normally.
Is this a safety feature with the auto boxes or could there be something wrong?
Apart from these issues I'm absolutely loving the vehicle!!
Thanks.
I've had my 2004 3.2did for about a month now and have a few questions:
1 - The oil level light comes on when the engine is cold and I'm heading up a hill - it goes off when the road flattens out and doesn't reappear after that.
I've read about this issue before and assume it's not critical - should I just throw some more oil in (500ml?) to prevent this or just ignore it?
2 - On a few occasions with a cold start and then acceleration there's a loud squeal from the engine - I assume this is a belt of sorts that needs tightening or replacing? The noise is linked to acceleration and only happens straight after start-up and when pulling away.
Fan belt perhaps? Is there anything more sinister this could be?
3 - When pulling away from a cold start and driving slowly (about 10 - 20km/h) I find it sometimes struggles to get out of first gear (auto box). Even when I knock it over into tiptronic it won't go into 2nd gear. When I speed up it changes normally.
Is this a safety feature with the auto boxes or could there be something wrong?
Apart from these issues I'm absolutely loving the vehicle!!
Thanks.