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Village Idiots
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Sorry, not a Scirocco question

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Does anybody know if modern engines have a sensor which would switch the engine to limp mode if desperately in need of an oil change?


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Oil level sensor but I've not heard of an oil quality sensor. That said, some engines - specifically the 1.6 Ford/Peugeot/Citroen engine from 06 onwards had a very fine tolerance for oil quality and would destroy the turbo and then the engine. First symptoms were going into limp mode when the turbo started to disintegrate - presumably the ECU knew there was some kind of issue.


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If your car is in desperate need of an oil change I would change the oil and see if it make any difference, regular oil changes is important to any engine.


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I was driving a new Astra recently and it put itself into limp mode as it needed a service, once the service indicator was reset it was fine. So could also be software related in your case


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