[V8] Re: Oil Consumption

[allanvega at adelphia.net]

I believe the reduced oil quantity sec is so you dont blow your rm seal out as these cars were pron to doing this. I would have to disagree on the theory that is to prevent foaming.Audi placed a waffle type baffle in the sump to prevent any kind of foaming. Allan
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> From: "Stafford, Kenneth A." <stafford at WPI.EDU>
> Date: 2003/12/30 Tue PM 06:00:48 EST
> To: <v8 at audifans.com>
> Subject: [V8] Re: Oil Consumption
> 
> Ingo,
>  
> Got me curious...are you thinking 2 qts/5k mi is high or low?...it's been
> pretty much the same for the last 80k that I've owned it.   BTW, my driving
> is mostly mixed urban.  And I use basically whatever dino oil that's on sale
> (20-50 in summer, 10-40 in winter)...yeah, I'm the guy that also runs 87
> octane...
>  
> Thanks for the word on the reduced oil quantity.  I assume that the higher
> level could lead to foaming (?) from agitation.  Wouldn't that result in
> lowered oil pressure and elevated oil temps?  Mine does the (normal?) bit of
> 7 bars at start and cruise, about 1.8 at idle hot. 
>  
> Ken
> 91 V8Q 200k
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> BTW -- Wow!  2 qts for 5k miles.  What type of oil are you running (not to
> start another oil thread).  Must do a lot of highway driving...
> 
> HTH
> 
> -Ingo
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