It does not have a dipstick and you did not check the oil before you bought it.

 

I have a 2018 XC60R with electronic oil level! MY 2017 had a dipstick

 

It’s an electronic dipstick. Check the user manual that you have in front of you in the picture.

 

Hah!!! OK. I must have looked at and smelled the oil through the filler.

Well, the funny thing is that the manual shows a dipstick. That's what made me nuts.

One more question - the electronics can show you how many miles since the service reminder was last reset, but can it show you oil level? Like let's say you are down a half quart? Or the idiot mechanic overfilled it during an oil change?? Which was a big problem with my last Volvo since it took 5.5 quarts at an oil change.

I assume there is a drain plug and oil filter below. Ha. I usually change my own oil.

 

Welcome to modern engines!

 

Funny thing is my 2022 Jeep has a dip stick. But then again, it's a pentastar. Not exactly a modern engine.

 

 

No dipstic, no method of checking how black the engine oil is when purchasing, an oil sensor that will mysteriously die after 200k miles and will also go NLA in 5 years.

 

Can a dipstick be added to these? I don't care for mine, I have a T6 with a dipstick, but just curious if one can be added to these engines. My son had a 2012 Audi A4 that had no dipstick, but looking at the engine it was obvious where one would have gone so a $10 part later (basically a dipstick) and it had one.

 

There is a factory oil fill tube which sits just behind the throttle plate and is capped. I'm not certain if there is a clear shot to crankcase oil level, maybe. The balance shaft and oil pump take up a bit of room but its possible if there is a clear path. A new tube would then need to be designed with a flexible "dip stick" to go around the throttle and up. I imagine if someone could come up with this, they may sell a few.

 

The 5 and 6 cylinder P3 cars had a dipstick, so that's why the manual would show it.

 

As @Oceans60R noted, here are some pics.
I do not think there is any room for a manual dipstick.
Either way, this engine did not get one.


Fake dipstick is there. Top will not come off.
Not much room to run the tube to top of the engine.

Next 2, bottom of engine showing balance shaft assembly.
Dipstick tube hole goes into the oil pan, balance shaft assembly is probably in the way.

This is a side view with oil pan removed.

 

As @Oceans60R noted, here are some pics.
I do not think there is any room for a manual dipstick.
Either way, this engine did not get one.


Fake dipstick is there. Top will not come off.
Not much room to run the tube to top of the engine.
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Next 2, bottom of engine showing balance shaft assembly.
Dipstick tube hole goes into the oil pan, balance shaft assembly is probably in the way.





This is a side view with oil pan removed.

Thanks for the pics. Yeah, not much room at all from what I remember. Might be possible to design a new tube but would take a little craftiness for it to be in a good spot for checking. Not something on my "to do" list, lol. While not ideal, the electronic sensor does function. But I'm Old School too and would prefer a manual dipstick present, just easier imo.

 

This is one reason I went with the 5cyl over the 4; that and not a fan of the sound, or lack thereof, the 4 makes.

 

The sound of the 5 can be godlike (even more so than the 6) but you cannot turn a blind eye to the four having the superior powertrain. Being as small as the S60 is, it benefits hugely from the lighter and faster VEA drivetrain.

 

Find a good chair, and sit down.

There is no dipstick.

For some crazy reason Volvo decided that this motor would use an electronic oil level monitoring system. You access it through the instrument cluster.

I still find this an exceedingly complicated solution to replace a hole and a stick of metal.

 

I believe there is a kit available to retro fit a proper dipstick on the D4, if someone can point me to one that would be great thanks. The service dipstick is hopeless for checking colour, texture etc and for checking the oil level! Last time I tried to use the electronic reader it wouldn't work!

 

If you are looking at the electronic reader with the engine off it won't show you the oil level. It also won't give you a message that you need to start the engine.

 

Does this car have one of the Volvo engines that may have the defective oil rings? I suggest keeping a log of the mileage between the add oil light messages. The warranty that came with my used 2015 S60 read that it was superseded by state law, so was extended from 3 months to a year and had a different definition required for a claim. Also, the chrome tail pipe tips had more black (unburned oil) at the bottom of their outlets.

 

Hi all,

I know this sounds crazy, but I'm a fairly experienced amateur mechanic and I can't find the dipstick. I also can't find where the dipstick would go if it was missing.

I know I checked the oil when I was looking at the car before I bought it.

Sorry for such a dumb question.

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Does this car have one of the Volvo engines that may have the defective oil rings? I suggest keeping a log of the mileage between the add oil light messages. The warranty that came with my used 2015 S60 read that it was superseded by state law, so was extended from 3 months to a year and had a different definition required for a claim. Also, the chrome tail pipe tips had more black (unburned oil) at the bottom of their outlets.

The engine code matches but the serial number appears beyond the cut off when the piston ring change was implemented.

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10146443-9999.pdf

 

Especially with Volvo’s history and capability of implementing tech

 

Haha, reminds me of a few weeks ago, where I was looking for so long to find my transmission dipstick for my 2007 Volvo C70...turns out, after a YouTube video watch it's only accessible from underneath by lifting the car up...removing the undertray, and it's underneath/on the side of the trans...wtf lol

 

You can check the oil level with your scan tool. It looks like you have a B4204T11 from the picture. On that engine the correct oil level is 17 to 23 mm. There is no other way to check as the dash system is not a gage (picture is always the same). It goes low oil when the level falls below 15 mm.

 

My oil level meter on dash doesn't work. It used to drop a few hashes if it was down a COUPLE quarts. Now? Nothing. I bought a drain pan specifically for draining the oil every couple thousand miles and reinstalling and adding whatever I need to add.