Engine seized up - 2017 Skoda Superb 2.0 TDi

Is there oil in it now as per dipstick ?

if there's no visible evidence of a leak then where did all the oil go? It cant just disappear. The warning light should come on if it goes low ....

We have several Skoda's / VAG cars ( basically same mechanicals ) and most of them need a top up between oil changes, so normal enough. This is not just a Skoda / VAG issue, many other makes are the same. What puzzles me is why the oil level sensor did not work? This is the real cause of your problem. If it was not showing oil stains on the parking, (strange) then it had to be losing the oil while driving, and of course, its always possible that there was a catastrophic leak, and the sump lost its oil very quickly, the garage should be able to identify the cause. Anyway, Oil sensor or not, I always physically dip the engine regularly, that's not much use to you, I know, except for future reference. Good luck in sourcing a good 2 ltr engine, and let us know what the mechanics find as the cause of the damage of the original engine, OK? Thanks.

Yes, it does sound more like cam belt, but he mentioned that the mechanic who checked it said it was a lack of oil. Even so its s bit strange, usually before the engine gives up the ghost, due to oil loss, it will start banging and knocking before stopping, and when it does stop, it can seize up and all you will get from the starter in "CLICK".

The warning icon is the root problem. Going back awhile, there was an issue wit the oil pump's in Audi's. The pump was driven by a hexagon bar, inserted into a splined shaft, to make matters worse, it was only inserted a few mm. Designed to fail in fact. So engine failure due to lack of oil is nothing new, but its increasingly these days due to more advanced electronics. Maybe even at this stage, if a scan was run, it should show an oil sensor fault.?

If it's not leaking the oil it's burning it. Agree that warning light should come on but even at that stage it's too late.

Twas Powermax Engineering. Up north. Balance shaft mods and replacement hex keys. OEM spec on the hex key dept was absolutely farcical. As someone earlier stated, "designed to fail". I remember doing pics here of a teardown and the damaged (rounded) sides of the OEM hex key. A joke of a design really. Mine was a Audi 2.0TDi 2006 A6. I got a delete kit, dumped the balance shaft assembly, and modified to a uber-reliable chain & sprocket setup from the older VAG design.

Yes, VAG engines are very reliable. I guess the out come is pretty much the same in both cases.. whether con-rod through the block, or seized from lack of oil.

Done over 650000km on VW Group 2.0 TDIs with DSG Gearboxes since 2013. Never had big issues, they definitely are reliable.

My 270k 2.0 TDI oil level doesn’t go down between serviced and I’m often on 20-25k intervals because of the type of driving I do. it can be a problem on some of them though, dunno if it’s luck of the draw or what.

A guy I helped at the side of the motorway had a similar problem.

Oil warning indicator came on. He stopped immediately. Not a drop of oil on the dipstick.

Was diagnosed as a failed turbo.

It will draw in oil and send it down the exhaust, so there will not be any spills showing on the ground.