Oil HELP!!!!

[ReeceH13]

Thanks everyone for your help! (as always  )

So this seems pretty normal then?

Thanks Scopes for the discount code, will get involved with that!!

[gazon69]

Get it topped up as soon as... I think it states in the handbook 1lt to 600 miles  But if it using oil, at least its getting it fresh more often 

Hmmm, do u think that the issue that the originator of this thread has is normal then?? :-o

[Tamiyoman]

Get it topped up as soon as... I think it states in the handbook 1lt to 600 miles  But if it using oil, at least its getting it fresh more often 

Hmmm, do u think that the issue that the originator of this thread has is normal then?? :-o

Since ownership my Ed30 has used 3 litres of oil in 7500 miles, I check the level every time I full up with fuel (around 300 miles)

[john87]

Please bear in mind that just because your dipstick was dry, doesn't mean the car has consumed its' entire sump content - the difference between the bottom and top of the dipstick is just over 1 litre, so when your dipstick is at the bottom, your engine contains ~1 litre less oil than it would if it was full (which will still cause damage to the engine if the oil is not topped up)

[gigolo456]

if mileage apparently has nothing to do with it, why then do some GTI's need regular top-ups, and some none at all?? As i said earlier, that oil/pouch in the boot of my car hasn't been touched yet, in 7+ years and 50k miles....

[Tamiyoman]

if mileage apparently has nothing to do with it, why then do some GTI's need regular top-ups, and some none at all?? As i said earlier, that oil/pouch in the boot of my car hasn't been touched yet, in 7+ years and 50k miles....

A lot of it depends on how well the car is looked after and how it's driven!, drive like miss daisy and you probably won't use much oil, rag it everywhere (especcially from cold) and it will drink like a sailor!

[gigolo456]

ahhh yes, well now that i have that extra 7/8bhp, i might have to check more regularly!! 

[GTI5]

Is it a case of the car being babied from new that is causing consumption issues?

Obviosuly VW have covered themselves with the 1 quart in 600 miles being 'normal' quote in the handbook leaving many owners with no options.

So where is the oil going? Is it blow by...is it the turbo seals assuming other areas have been checked e.g PCV system.

There are very high number of TFSI owners reporting consumption issues.

[Tamiyoman]

ahhh yes, well now that i have that extra 7/8bhp, i might have to check more regularly!! 

Yes, gonna make a huge difference, get some millers Nanotech oil in there and double that gain and your really in trouble 

[Tamiyoman]

Is it a case of the car being babied from new that is causing consumption issues?

Obviosuly VW have covered themselves with the 1 quart in 600 miles being 'normal' quote in the handbook leaving many owners with no options.

So where is the oil going? Is it blow by...is it the turbo seals assuming other areas have been checked e.g PCV system.

There are very high number of TFSI owners reporting consumption issues.

I believe its the design of the engine, it just uses oil, I dont have a technical description 

[james]

My bwa engine did drink about 1 litre for every 700miles but I did trash the nuts out of it.  (did get worse before it took out a piston ring, then drunk all the oil in 20 miles)

Put a cdl engine in gets trashed just the same, does not use any oil?? 

Don’t know if they changed the design?

[GrayMK5GTI]

Oil usage is generally dependant on how the engine has been run in. A gentle run in doesn't seal the pistons as well and therefore uses some oil. A harsh run in will bed the pistons in better and therefore it will use less oil  

£17.99 is very expensive  Asda sells that very same oil for £12 

[Thor]

I have always found with both out GTI's and our old Leon Cupra 1.8 20VT (gone but not forgotten  ) that if you top the oil up when it is half way between the max and min on the dipstick it would always use oil.  but if i leave them at the halfway mark they tend not to use much more.  the rate of consumption slows significantly as opposed to when it is topped right up.

[alackofspeed]

Hmmm, do u think that the issue that the originator of this thread has is normal then?? :-o

The assumption is that the OP's car's oil level was right at the top of the dipstick. It's plausible that the mechanic that "filled" the car with oil didn't quite get it right, so it's hard to say if the OP really has a problem.

As a general commenti, it always seems a bit of a lottery with oil consumption, from recent experience:

Toyota 2ZZ - negligible consumption on the road, drinks loads thraped on track.
Honda K20A2 - Depsite relentless thrashing for hours on track, the oil level never seems to move! Brilliant engine.
Various ford diesels - no need to top up, ever.
MK5 GTI - about 2 litres per 10k miles in mixed driving.
BMW 330ci - 5 litres per 10k miles.

[sub39h]

Oil usage is generally dependant on how the engine has been run in. A gentle run in doesn't seal the pistons as well and therefore uses some oil. A harsh run in will bed the pistons in better and therefore it will use less oil  

See that's what I thought, but when I first got my A3 2.0T AXX with 21500 on it it was using bucket loads of oil. Now at around 60k it uses hardly any. My driving style (as far as I'm aware) has not changed significantly, although I do a lot more long runs now rather than stop start traffic.