Decision time

[Kent McLean]

thejimrose wrote:
> tough break man! i think i'd let her go. it's just not worth throwing
> good $ after bad. if you could DIY and had just sunk a ton of $
> getting everything else sorted, maybe i'd think about it. but there
> are just too many of these cars in good shape cheap to bother. they're
> ore or less disposable at this point.
> 
> i'd love to know how the heck did you lose all the oil in the first
> place?!?!?! i rarely check mine, now there' s another thing to add to
> the pre flight checklist. damn!

Consensus seems to be 50/50 between dumping it and fixing it.

As for the oil, I've been commuting 1400 mi/week. Let's say that
over the holidays I missed checking it for 3 weeks (I had meant to 
change the oil at 130K; but I was too dang busy). 

Is 4500 miles enough to use 3 qts (which is what it was down)? 
Maybe. 

Should that have killed the engine without a least a low-oil 
pressure warning?
Not in my book. 

I can't imagine what it would take to trigger the low oil pressure
light.

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Kent McLean
'99 A4 Avant
'91 200 20V Avant #3
'94 100 Avant, sold
'91 200 20V Avant #2, up in smoke #2
'91 200 20V Avant #1, recycled
'89 200 10V sedan, up in smoke