'07 A3 2.0t Oil Consumption

[Stephen Kormilo]

Jeffrey,

Using one quart of oil in 4000 miles is not too bad at all. My 'ex' 98 
A4 2.8 used ~1l every 2000km, or so. IMO, this was really bad, but 
online & personal research indicated that any consumption less than 
about 1l/1000km was 'acceptable'. Yikes!

I'm glad to say that the 3.0 in my 2002 A4 uses oil at about the same 
rate as your 2.0T. Check the oil level more frequently, especially after 
an oil change.

Stephen Kormilo
Nanoose Bay, BC

2002 Audi A4 3.0QM - Silver
Departed:
1998.5 Audi A4 2.8 - Silver
1985 Mazda Rx7 GSL-SE - Black

email: stephen at kormilo.ca

> Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:26:17 -0400
> From: Jeffrey Brown <jeffrey.r.brown at gmail.com>
> Subject: '07 A3 2.0t Oil Consumption
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> Howdy,
> 
> Is there any sort of established "normal" oil consumption for the 2.0t
> engine on my 2007 A3 (USA)?
> 
> On a couple of occasions since I have owned it, I have gotten the oil
> light on the dash, have quickly stopped, and found that the dipstick
> was reading less than "min".  On both occasions I have topped off with
> about 1 quart of oil to rectify the situation.
> 
> I had a scheduled maintenance at 23,251 miles on 10/9/2009 where I
> expressed my concerns to the service advisor who indicated that this
> was not a problem.
> 
> I'm not sure I'm convinced only because I have owned many cars from
> many manufacturers and have never had oil consumption this noticeable.
> 
> The current example would be I just now added 1 quart after driving
> 4,000 miles since my service appointment on 10/9/2009 when I was told
> it was not abnormal.
> 
> Even my crappy 1983 Pontiac Bonneville didn't burn that much oil
> (granted it DID have a myriad of other issues)
> 
> Coolant appears clean and oil shows no sign of being contaminated w
> coolant.  I have noticed zero oil spots in my parking space.  MPG has
> not changed one way or the other since I bought it
> 
> I think this is normal, but what sounds like valve tapping has been
> pretty noticeable on this engine since new.  I had the same noises on
> my 2003 GTI with the 1.8t (but no oil consumption issues)
> 
> Comments and suggestions welcome.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -- Jeffrey Brown jeffrey.r.brown at gmail.com