'07 A3 2.0t Oil Consumption

[Cody Forbes]

Merc hasn't used dipsticks in ten years on most of their models.  
Porsche has been breaking us in to the idea... an electronic display  
but still with a dipstick in the back ;-).

-Cody (mobile)

On Mar 23, 2010, at 8:05 AM, Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com> wrote:

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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
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> 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
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> 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
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