[s-cars] Oil Consumption

[Ingo D. Rautenberg]

Tim,

Check the intake hose(s) after the turbo.  If you've got more than a misting
of oil, then it could be excessive crankcase ventilation or bad turbo seal.
One qt per week ain't too bad if you're driving 500+ miles a week ;-)

HTH

-Ingo
'91 200q20v...Slightly modified
'84 Tornado Red Urquattro
'91 v8 quattro 5-Speed (not exactly stock) :-) -- using more oil than any of
yuz cars...
http://hometown.aol.com/quattringo/index.html

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Leonard" <nard1 at voyager.net>
To: <S-CAR-List at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 4:20 PM
Subject: [s-cars] Oil Consumption


> I have a '93 S4 with 86,000 miles. The motor uses too much oil. About a
> quart per week. No leaks and no sign from the exhaust. Any ideas? PCV? PCV
> would show up through exhaust wouldn't it? No collapsed or punky hoses.
> As always all suggestions are appreciated.
> Best,
> Tim
>
>
>


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