[freshwiler]

At 2000 miles I had the low oil light come on and I needed to add a full qt to get to an acceptable level. Chalked it up to the factory underfilling as some have mentioned. The dealer did a visual inspection and removed the skid plate to find no leaks. At 4100, got the same low oil light and took it to the dealer again. Again no leaks but they started to root around for the cause as 2 qts in 4000 miles is not normal. They worked directly with Volvo to diagnose the problem so it took a few days. Pulled the plugs and took pictures of them for Volvo to see. They performed a cylinder leakage test per Volvo. Both did not find the problem. In the end, the camshaft cover was removed and resealed. Apparently it was the culprit. It was leaking into the combustion chamber somehow.

On a side note, the 2014 T5 loaner was interesting to drive for a week coming from. 2015 RD. The T5 has adequate power, but it idles higher, is a lot more noisy and didn't shift gears as fluidly as the T6.

 

[ChickenKiev]

At 2000 miles I had the low oil light come on and I needed to add a full qt to get to an acceptable level. Chalked it up to the factory underfilling as some have mentioned. The dealer did a visual inspection and removed the skid plate to find no leaks. At 4100, got the same low oil light and took it to the dealer again. Again no leaks but they started to root around for the cause as 2 qts in 4000 miles is not normal. They worked directly with Volvo to diagnose the problem so it took a few days. Pulled the plugs and took pictures of them for Volvo to see. They performed a cylinder leakage test per Volvo. Both did not find the problem. In the end, the camshaft cover was removed and resealed. Apparently it was the culprit. It was leaking into the combustion chamber somehow.

On a side note, the 2014 T5 loaner was interesting to drive for a week coming from. 2015 RD. The T5 has adequate power, but it idles higher, is a lot more noisy and didn't shift gears as fluidly as the T6.

Thank you for your post, glad they found the issue.
My light came up at 7,500 added a quart, oil change at 10K now at 12,000, keeping an eye on it.
Slightly concerned as I had terrible oil consumption issues with Audis

 

[motoretro]

Is this the Drive-E engine?
Motoretro

 

[freshwiler]

Not a drive e engine. Last of the v6

 

[MagoonR]

Not a drive e engine. Last of the v6

Now that's a rare car.

 

[xjohnno]

Now that's a rare car.

Pretty Rare... Didn't know that Volvo even made V6's

 

[s6013t5]

At 2000 miles I had the low oil light come on and I needed to add a full qt to get to an acceptable level. Chalked it up to the factory underfilling as some have mentioned. The dealer did a visual inspection and removed the skid plate to find no leaks. At 4100, got the same low oil light and took it to the dealer again. Again no leaks but they started to root around for the cause as 2 qts in 4000 miles is not normal. They worked directly with Volvo to diagnose the problem so it took a few days. Pulled the plugs and took pictures of them for Volvo to see. They performed a cylinder leakage test per Volvo. Both did not find the problem. In the end, the camshaft cover was removed and resealed. Apparently it was the culprit. It was leaking into the combustion chamber somehow.

On a side note, the 2014 T5 loaner was interesting to drive for a week coming from. 2015 RD. The T5 has adequate power, but it idles higher, is a lot more noisy and didn't shift gears as fluidly as the T6.

Thanks for the post! Glad they fixed it. Coming from Audi where 1 qt every 1000 miles was "within spec" I am glad to hear Volvo is taking ownership of the problem and fixed it.

 

[s6013t5]

Thank you for your post, glad they found the issue.
My light came up at 7,500 added a quart, oil change at 10K now at 12,000, keeping an eye on it.
Slightly concerned as I had terrible oil consumption issues with Audis

I was thinking about your issue when I saw this. Have you checked it recently? Im curious if its lower with 2000 miles since the oil change. If it was a qt low at 7500, I would assume its down atleast 1/4qt by now IF it is indeed burning and not an underfill.

 

[Warpedcow]

Pretty Rare... Didn't know that Volvo even made V6's

This was the last V6 Volvo used:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRV_engine

 

[ChickenKiev]

I was thinking about your issue when I saw this. Have you checked it recently? Im curious if its lower with 2000 miles since the oil change. If it was a qt low at 7500, I would assume its down atleast 1/4qt by now IF it is indeed burning and not an underfill.

Checked yesterday - holding steady at the max mark, car is at 12,250 miles

 

[Stormin Norman]

This was the last V6 Volvo used:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRV_engine

And, not missed whatsover in the ensuring years. I read of a owner who drilled holes in his firewall so he could replace cams w/o pulling the motor. A true POS.

 

[s6013t5]

Checked yesterday - holding steady at the max mark, car is at 12,250 miles

Glad to hear it. Keep us updated.

 

[Swagger XC]

This was the last V6 Volvo used:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRV_engine

And thats the God-Awful v6 put into the Delorean. My indy hates working on them and they are pretty much the only reason I would avoid buying a 780 bertone...

 

[freshwiler]

Well....i'm at 5900 miles now and then low oil light came on again late this afternoon when I was out. Sure enough, its much lower than the minimum on the dipstick. I didn't add any at this point as I will go back to the dealer on Monday. I want them to see it. Any advice on what to tell/ask them? This will be the third time back....

 

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I am at 2500 miles and it looks like I am about 1/2 way down the dipstick range.

 

[audeo03]

Check the other threads going... Something is messed up with the new engines. Fascinating that their testing did not catch this.

 

[VolvoFaRmeR]

So you are half way down the dipstick.....what does that prove? Where did it start at when new? It's a brand new engine, so it's normal to use a little oil till broke in. And the theory that the first 2500 miles used oil half way down the dipstick doesn't mean the next 2500 will consume the same amount.

 

[John's first Volvo]

Well....i'm at 5900 miles now and then low oil light came on again late this afternoon when I was out. Sure enough, its much lower than the minimum on the dipstick. I didn't add any at this point as I will go back to the dealer on Monday. I want them to see it. Any advice on what to tell/ask them? This will be the third time back....

Reference my earlier post here: http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthread.php?221808-Oil-Consumption-problem-confirmed-on-my-2011-S60-T6

Ask them to do an oil consumption test.

 

[s6013t5]

So you are half way down the dipstick.....what does that prove? Where did it start at when new? It's a brand new engine, so it's normal to use a little oil till broke in. And the theory that the first 2500 miles used oil half way down the dipstick doesn't mean the next 2500 will consume the same amount.

Where did it start is a great question. ChickenKiev had the same issue, but he never checked when new. Chris-- if you look above you will see he checked after the first change and at 2500 miles and his is still full, it appears to be a factory underfill in his case.

 

[zircular]

Check the other threads going... Something is messed up with the new engines. Fascinating that their testing did not catch this.

This thread is about the 3.0 T6.