'07 A3 2.0t Oil Consumption

[Dan DiBiase]

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From: Christopher G. Mason <njroadfan at gmail.com>
To: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com>
Cc: quattro at audifans.com
Sent: Tue, March 23, 2010 7:41:22 AM
Subject: Re: '07 A3 2.0t Oil Consumption

On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 7:14 AM, Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> From: Christopher G. Mason <njroadfan at gmail.com>
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> Lets not get into how Audi decided to not include a dipstick in their new
> cars...
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> No dipstick? How do you check the oil??
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> Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA
>

All the new Audis use an electronic oil level indicator available from
the on-board computer. There is still a dipstick tube, just with a
plug covering it vs. an actual dipstick.
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Wow, this is whack. Pretty soon they are just going to eliminate the opening hood altogether....

I have little-to-no consumption on my car. I change the oil every 5k miles religiously. When I bought
the car new, I asked the salesman about break-in, and he said 'drive it like you're going to drive it'
from Day One. The only thing he said I needed to be careful about initially was trying to avoid slamming
on the brakes for the first 500 miles or so, giving them a chance to bed in, I guess.

I'd like to have the extra HP the 2.0T has, but with the issues noted in the earlier 2.0T engines, I'll
stick with my 1.8T. I can always chip it, I guess.

Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA