Re: '95 A4 Quattro using 1 qt oil/1000mi

[Achille Riviello <acriviel@mailhost.ecn.uoknor.edu>]

At 10:34 AM 11/20/96 EST, Dan Masi wrote:
>On Nov 19,  6:21pm, Sander Pool wrote:
>> Subject: '95 A4 Quattro using 1 qt oil/1000mi
>>
>> hello,
>>
>> a good friend of mine bought a new A4 quattro last year.
>
>OK, since there's no '95 A4 in the US, I'm assuming that your
>friend is in the US and has a '96 A4Q, 2.8L V6.
>
>> After about half a year she noticed that the oil usage seemed
>> very high. After consistently checking it seems to have evened
>> out around one quart per 1000 miles. That sounds ludicrous to me
>> (and her) but the dealer maintains that it is within specs.
>
>That's a lotta oil.  I've heard that this engine can see that kind
>of oil usage *during break-in*, but if it continues beyond 7000
>miles or so, I'd think there's a problem.
>
>Dan Masi
>'96 A4Q
>oil usage, so far unmeasurable
>
>
>
This whole matter may bring us full circle to the question of changing the
oil during the breakin period.  Remember the post of the guy who worked at
the Euro-Audi engine rebuild center who said that excessive oil usage is
many times caused by improper break-in?  The question I would have is about
the first oil change and driving habits during break-in.  1 qt/1000 miles is
way-excessive...

Achille Riviello
acriviel@mailhost.ecn.uoknor.edu
83 4000s, 200+k miles,
96 A4Q, 1054 miles,
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