Engine Oil Disappearing- VW say cant find a fault- advice please

[Homer]

Hi, over the past year I have topped up my engine oil on three occasions, about 5 litres in total. The car is under warranty so I have taken it to VW, they are saying they have checked it and cant find no fault and that if I want further investigation its going to cost me £67.15 as they are not sure it is a warranty issue. I am not sure what exactly to do next as engine oil shouldnt just disappear... She said one factor could be the high mileage that I am doing- about 15-20k a year. Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[edd666999]

1 liter every 600miles is normal as far as VW are concerned. I have put similar in as you.

[Homer]

I take it you mean 6000 miles?

[Russ_leeds]

No 600

[JackG]

Yep about 600-900 per litre for me :)

[Kregiel]

Mine does not take oil at all if taken easy. But if I push it hard or on RR it drinks a lot.....

[AlanEdition30]

Homer when was your car last serviced? (oil change), my car hardly uses any oil, the only time it did start to use a bit was just before it was due a service.
A service sorted it  

Though as a few others have said 1 litre per 600 miles is within the tolerances

[gazon69]

Yea sounds about right. They do have a thirst for the stuff im afraid. When they are driven hard they do use a fair bit

[Tamiyoman]

Drive FSI cars like miss daisy and they dont use much, push them and use the full rev range and they drink the stuff.

Had my ED30 3 months now and done around 1000 miles and its taken 1.25L of topping up thus far.

Your car is normal.

[swgti]

I've had mine 9 months now and it hasnt used a drop.
Going on VW's figures thats nearly a litre every other tank of fuel, If mine was using 1ltr per 600 miles based on my mileage so far and using Castrol Edge I would have spent nearly £170 in oil in that time........

[Homer]

last service before todays was in August, thanks for all the replies folks, best stock up on engine oil then  

[Saintsteve]

my high oil consumption was partly due to a loose engine cover, oil was leaking down the back of the engine, not apparent on the floor but worth checking if you have the top engine cover off, to just try the bolts and check they are tight.
My consumption has now reduced I've noticed.

[Black9]

I think it varies engine to engine. Mine uses hardly any oil whatsoever but heard others use quite a bit. Keep ontop of consumption & change the grade of oil if neccesary

[E30Dom]

I think it varies engine to engine. Mine uses hardly any oil whatsoever but heard others use quite a bit. Keep ontop of consumption & change the grade of oil if neccesary

Same here... mine uses about a 1litre of top up per service(8000miles)... Not like the BMW's ive had which is more like a 1litre every1-2k miles...

[flyboy1976]

cant say the same here, 30k Edition 30 ....Stage 2+, no oil consumption since ive had it (2 1/2 years)