Morning Guys,
Just a bit of opinion needed really?
Back at the beginning of march i had a full service done on my car including a full oil change.
When i got into my car this morning the Oil check notification came up, 2 months seems to be a short time period to be going through that much oil, or is that just me?
Many Thanks
Hi
Can you tell us how many miles you have done in 2 months? Consumption is relative to mileage not time, so if you did 5000 miles in that time period then this may be fine.
It seems some peoples drink others don't, I had a 55 plate BWA that used close to 1l in around 1300 miles on Castrol Edge 5W40 and 1l in just under 2500 miles on Redline 5W40 (Better profile than Castrol BTW...but more pricey).
The oil consumption was the main reason I sold the car to trade, for me it was a real PITA and let the car down. I did nearly 30k in it and wished I had ditched it sooner.
VW and all manufacturers will covers themselves with the 1l in 600 miles BS but that was unacceptable for me. Sure a combustion engine will consume some oil but the levels quoted are ridiculous imo. It bothers some people and not others, it bothered me because it's a sign of inefficiency.
A main dealer wont look at the car unless it falls below those parameters.
I never found out where the oil was going, there was no visible signs in the exhaust gas either. Unless you're willing to have the engine and components stripped (lot's of £££) then you either keep topping it up or find another car.
I now have a MK6 and so far so good.
