Oil consumption

[Richard J. Andrews]

try the valvoline 20w50 synthetic.
i use m1 15/50 and switched to the 20/50 valvoline,
consumption went down to almost none.
BTW, i use 4 quarts valvoline synthetic and 1 20/50 gtx

HTH!
rich
'86 4kq
At 06:42 PM 5/12/02, you wrote:
>I have seen many posts pertaining to oil consumption and the various types
>of oils.  From what I have read and from personal experience, those of us
>who are using Mobil 1 of various grades in our Audi V6's can expect what may
>be regarded as excessive oil consumption.  My 12v V6 is consuming about a
>quart of oil every 2000 miles with M1 10w30 or 15w50.  I switched back to
>dino oil a while back, and oil consumption dropped immediately to less than
>a 1/2 quart every 7500 miles.  Put Mobil 1 back in and the oil consumption
>rises once again.  I have also read that some listers have had leaks develop
>due to the better flow properties of synthetics in combination with worn
>seals in older motors.  My car does not have any leaks whatsoever, so I know
>it is not going past the outer seals, it must be the rings or the valve
>seals.
>
>I am going to experiment with various grades of other synthetics to see if I
>can determine a pattern (improvement over M1).  My interest has been piqued.
>I hope I figure it out before blowing too much oil into my expensive Audi
>catalytic converters.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Tim Crift
>
>'95 90Q (M1 - quarts away!)
>'84 CGT (Empty and idle - no oil consumption here)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
>Behalf Of Christopher Gharibo
>Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 6:56 PM
>To: *A4 List; *Quattro List
>Subject: Oil consumption
>
>
>I have a '98.5 A4 with 51000miles on the 30V engine. The car has been
>getting
>Mobil 1 15W50 since about 7000 miles.
>
>What is the expected oil consumption on this engine? I ?think? I am getting
>about 1 quart consumed about every 1000-1500 miles. I will keep close eye on
>it.
>
>Thanks,
>Chris