'07 A3 2.0t Oil Consumption

[Grant Lenahan]

Most manufacturers consider anything under 1 Qt/L per 1000 mi "normal".  
Now, keep in mind, this is atypical.

The most important determinant in oil consumption is break-in. I have 3 
cars at the moment and one that i got rid of not long ago.

3 audis, 1 porsche.   2 audis (2.7t, 4.2) and the porsche (2.7 m96) use 
essentially zero oil in 5-7k synthetic changes.  They were broken in by me.

My mom's car, which i maintain, was broken in incorrectly ( as i found 
out). It began life using about 1 qt/700 miles and has slowly reduced 
that consumption over the last 15 years as it, apparently, wears in more 
properly.

I doubt consumption is "engine model" related. Its either a tolerance 
issue in manufacturing ( rare these days) or a break-in issue. In any 
event, 1qt/1000 if topped off regularly (like every 350 miles) will not 
accelerate wear. It cna go decades happily, gulping oil all the way.

Grant


Jeffrey Brown wrote:
> 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!
>
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