'07 A3 2.0t Oil Consumption

[Grant Lenahan]

If this is a manufacturing defect - then it is in fact, in my opinion, unacceptable. But my opinion changes nothing.  Note it is also common across manufacturers to have a few cars that use this much oil, and they all call it normal. I also pointed out that in my experience, it is usually due to break-in. I admit it happened to my family once.

Most VAG products have very low oil consumption (today - it was once not true) and very durable motors.  Look at the failure rtes of new M3s and M96 porsche motors - Audi motors are very very good. Its service costs that hurt us.

As to the shock of having to check the oil every two weeks on a new car- i think not doing it on a new car is negligent.

I have no dog in this fight, i'm just sayin...its your $30k investment - if i were you i would re think my level of attention.

but most of all, don't consider it the end of the world - it can run a long and happy life burning that much oil, if and only iff you keep after it.

Grant


On Mar 25, 2010, at 10:46 AM, Jeffrey Brown wrote:

> that is true, and I will be more vigilant.  However I would point out
> that I have never had this problem in any car I have owned - pontiac,
> oldsmobile, volvo, ford, VW.  Most of these cars were well over
> 100,000 miles when I got them and a couple were 15 years old at the
> time.  I'm somewhat mehacnincally inclined, but imagine telling
> someone who just dropped $30,000 on a new car that they need to check
> the oil every 2 weeks.  I just feel like that is an olde timey problem
> that affects old cars, not something I should be experiencing.
> 
> I guess my point is what's with the Audi that I'm having this
> "problem" (that isn't a problem)?  Maybe I should be checking the oil
> more often, but maybe the Audi should be engineered such that it burns
> less oil than a crappy old ford taurus :)
> 
> Yes I know you can find faults in my logic, but I think you would
> agree that when I compare my crapmobiles to my fancy german engineered
> car, it's just a little disheartening to be having a problem such as
> this in such a new car and one that isn't particularly cheap.
> 
> Incidentally I'm scheduled this weekend to have my coil packs
> inspected/replaced due to a "we won't use the word recall" letter I
> got in the mail a couple weeks ago :)
> 
> Also, someone asked about the oil used - Mobil 1 0w-40
> 
> --jeff (probably flaming a fire, but it's a nice day out so who cares,
> in Boston, MA, USA)
> 
> On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net> wrote:
>> Let's be honest. If you;re nto checking your own oil after every service
>> and once a week, shame on you.
>> 
>> Grant
> 

Grant Lenahan
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