engine break in

[thejimrose]

a vag that uses oil? weird. ;-)

+1 on the oil consumption test. buddy is seeing lots of usage on brand
new b8 s4. it *just* passed the consumption test. i think he's using
almost a qt every thousand. at 10$ a qt that's expensive!

steve - curious what your break in procedure was on the gti.? fwiw/ime
34k miles is still kinda 'break in'.. that's like 3-4 oil changes from
new.

every one ive owned has used to a more or less alarming extent. n/a's,
turbo's, i-4's, i-5's, have all used. my 2.0t in the b7 a4 was one if
if not the worst. about a quart every 1500 IIRC [totally stock, i
owned it form 20-70k]

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Steve Marinello <smarinello at entouch.net>
> To: Tony Hoffman <auditony at gmail.com>
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:00:19 -0600
> Subject: Re: VW 2.0T question
> It is somewhat amazing to me that oil loss is a problem for so many,
> but manufacturers seem to have gone away from emphasizing proper
> break-in of engines.  And there is a belief that the newer, closer
> tolerance engines do not need or benefit from proper, graded break-in.
> Bull! The rings are different and better, but there is still benefit.
>
> My '07 GTI, the only new car I've ever bought for myself, was broken
> in the old fashioned way. Never burned a drop of oil after going
> through 3/4 of a quart in the first 1800 miles, after which point I
> changed the oil and moved on to normal driving for the 34,00 miles
> more that I had it.  Do it and reap the benefits.
>