I read to run the motor 10-15 to warm it up first. I ran it to the gas station and back which was about 15 minutes so figured that was good enough. I waited 10-15 minutes and the computer doesn't register any oil at all. That has me alarmed as I just go the car from the dealer last week. It is cool outside for AZ and about 60 degrees. Am I doing something wrong measuring the oil? Now I wait about 50 minutes and check the oil and now it is displaying overfilled. What is the trick to get a good reading? After shutting the motor off and waiting 10-15 minutes I show nothing for oil on the display and now after 50 minutes being shut off I am overfilled.

 

Let it sit overnight then measure it in the morning before starting the car, and report back.
The oil level readout on modern Jags is known to be problematic and maybe your level sensor is dodgy or kaput.
If so a new one is not expensive and it's easy to replace.

 

Another thing to consider is that the car has to be dead level to get an accurate reading. Mine goes from OK to Overfilled if it's on a very slight downward incline.

 

I check the oil this morning after sitting all night and it still shows overfilled. It shows pegged to the top and the yellow caution sign. Now when I watched 2 separate videos on Youtube on how to check the oil theirs both showed overfilled as they checked it on a cold motor. Is this normal? Again I need/want to make sure the oil is at an acceptable level and the dealer didn't under or overfill. And the car is in the garage on a level surface.

 

X2 on checking oil level before starting. (on a repeatably level surface, presumably in a garage?)



If you have run the car, you can use the instantaneous reading trick:
Drivers door & bonnet open, click through to Oil Level on the MENU, press CANC button on steering wheel twice.

But again, IMO that isn't as repeatable as the cold engine before starting check.

 

Well checked last night after I ran it just a bit and it registered shortly after I turned it off but still showing over filled. Is there any easy way to pull out a small amount of oil without a Mityvac or similar device? I don't have one yet and don't want to risk driving this any further than I have to until the oil level is correct.

 

One inexpensive option is to pick up some 8 mm ID rubber tubing and use a lavage type syringe or a bulb turkey baster to withdraw the excessive oil thru the drain tube located in the oil fill.

 

One thing I can't see is if you have an AWD (probable) or a RWD (unlikely).
You say in your first post "I just go the car from the dealer last week." (I assume you meant "got" instead of "go"), so did the dealer do an oil change?
It is very common for JLR dealerships to refill the oil on an AWD with the normal RWD amount of 7.25 litres, but the correct amount for the AWD (both V8 and V6 makes no difference) is 6.5 litres, resulting in an over-fill of at least .75 litres and in many cases around 1.0 litre. So you need to extract at least .5 litres then test/measure then maybe extract a little more and so on.
Some JLR dealerships, if they concede there was an overfill and it is their fault, will send a "technician" to your place with a Mityvac style extractor to remove the excess oil free of charge. Otherwise if it's overfilled by only 1 litre or less it's safe to drive gently to the dealership and have them do it there.

 

Yes that was a typo and I just got the car from a dealer in Chicago and had it shipped to Phoenix. They did the oil change at the dealership prior to me taking delivery so taking it back to them isn't sadly an option since I am in Phoenix. And yes the car is an AWD R model so with what you said they probably over filled assuming it was not an AWD.

 

Well I bought an extractor from Harbor Freight and took out over 2 quarts and it now measures in the middle of the upper and lower markers. What is the measurement from the lower mark and upper mark on the Jaguar? In my BMW it is 1 quart.

 

The electronic 'dipstick' (and I mean that in the most derogatory sense ) shows differences in 1/2 qt intervals.


On our 2014 V6:

If it shows up to the top line (filled) or over, can be up to 1/2 qt overfilled without setting off the warning.

If it reads "3/4" or, halfway down to the middle line, you are up to 1/2 qt low.

If it reads right at the middle line, ADD SOME...a qt or liter is good.

If you let it go below that, you really need to check the oil level more often. I check ours every 4 - 5 drives (or while I'm waiting for SWMBO to buckle up).

If you let it get to the bottom line, you are TWO QUARTS DOWN. Submit to the Forum Enforcers for a wrist-slap!

 

She is now pegged perfectly at the top of the full line. What oil is everyone going with now? I had heard they are no longer going with the recommended 0-20.

 

Lots of topics here. Make sure you get a type of oil with extra protection at high RPMs...factory Ca$trol or Pennzoil Ultra Platinum.