Re: '90 Coupe Q. Blue Smoke, Help!

[Phil@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <199703280741.XAA20501@cosmoslink.net> "Meron" writes:

>> A pint every thousand miles is a _H@LL_ of a lot of oil to lose!  I'm
>> going 5,000 miles between changes on two I5 engines without the level
>> moving from the mid-point on the dipstick.

> NOT TRUE.......

> Audi says: a quart every 1000 mile is acceptable...........

Try and get an engine losing a quart every 1,000 miles through _any_
western country's emission tests.  Audi's statement is designed to
reduce the number of warranty claims - if they told the truth then
every idiot who didn't run their engine in properly or thrashed it
when it was cold would claim for a replacement engine.

Although they can tell if an engine has been maltreated, it's an
expensive process that they want to avoid if possible.

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