No more oil consumption

[Fred Munro]

Hi John;

    Actually, it uses the equivalent of a quart every 19,000 miles - 500ml
in 8000 km. Definitely not excessive, but more than my previous two Audis.

Fred Munro
'94 S4

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Cassidy/Sallyann Mulcahy" <jcasidy at qwest.net>
To: "Fred Munro" <munrof at sympatico.ca>
Cc: "Quattro List" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 3:00 AM
Subject: Re: No more oil consumption


> Fred,
>
> I hear you!  Oil consumption sucks.  Sounds like your S4 uses the
equivalent
> of a quart every 900 to 1000 miles.  Not exactly excessive, but definately
> annoying.  I've had six Audi I5's, and the CQ is the first burner I've
had.
> Ironically, it's the lowest mileage of any I've had.  My first quattro
('84
> 4k) had 220-250,000mi on the clock when I sold it, and burned virtually
none
> (estimated mileage, we all know how the odometers are on those things).
>
> My current '87 5ktqa has 150,000mi and burns none between changes.  I have
a
> '91 200q 20v that has 180,000mi, and will go through one qt between 3000
> mile changes.  I'd expect a 20v to burn a little more than a 10v due to
the
> extra valve guide area, but the CQ is over the edge.  If I were to go to
the
> trouble and expence to replace the valve guide seals only to find out it's
a
> problem is with the rings, I'd really be torqued!
>
> What with the poor dealer support, outrageous parts prices, the niggling
> little recuring problems these beasts have, I sometimes wonder why we
> bother.  But then, what else would you want to drive when it snows?
>
> Good luck, and keep feeding them all the oil they want, I guess.  Sure
wish
> a new oxygen sensor would cure it!
>
> JC
>