Re: Audi Service, continued

[s1wood@ibm.net]

I'm not sure if I follow this..  My CQ is never more than a half quart low
when I do oil changes (about every 4-5k miles w/ Mobil 1).  Is a quart per
thousand or even a quart per 2-3k normal?

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> From: Fringe Ryder <fringe@fringeweb.com>
> To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject: Audi Service, continued
> Date: Tuesday, June 02, 1998 9:08 AM
> 
> I've been through the same thing... oil was way low, discovered that the
> car was burning it, AoA had Barrier MEASURE it.  It came in right at
about
> 1qt/K.  Since this is the first car I've ever had that actually burnt oil
> (well, I had a '67 Mustang that needed a ring job, but after I got the
> engine rebuilt it stopped), I consider this a -bad thing-.  However,
> Barrier tells me that Porsches, Jags, and Audis all share that
characteristic.
> 
> Fringe
> '97 A4Q 2.8L with 18.4K miles on it.
> 
> >- -----Original Message-----
> >From: Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>
> >To: twain mein <twain@rocketmail.com>
> >Cc: Quattro List <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
> >Date: Monday, June 01, 1998 6:00 PM
> >Subject: Re: Audi Service, continued
> >
> >
> >>Hairy green toads from Mars made twain mein say:
> >>
> >>> As you may recall, I was extremely peeved--and
> >>> figured that Carlsen had neglected to fill the oil at
> >>> the 7500 mile change; I had to add two quarts after
> >>> driving only 2400 miles after the oil change.
> >>>
> >>> So, I finally called Carlsen to see what they would
> >>> say; I tried to trap the service manager by saying:
> >>> "How bad is it if your '98 Audi A4 has been running
> >>> two quarts low"
> >
> >>> His response "Not a problem; the A4 typically burns
> >>> about a quart per 800 to 1500 miles. It isn't a
> >>> problem at all".
> >>> After he said this, I explained that my car had used
> >>> 2 quarts in 2400 miles and he reiterated that this is
> >>> not abnormal for the A4 quatt.
> >>
> >>My 90Q20V is spec'd to burn up to 1-2 liters/3000 miles.
> >>It typically does....
> >>
> >>--
> >>
> >>Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7) duane@zk3.dec.com
> >
> >
> >    Wow, these oil consumptions are incredible. My '91 200q uses 1/2
litre
> >every 8000 km at 250k km on the car. The oil is dark amber at oil change
> >(8000 km), not jet black like my North American vehicles. My '86 5kcstq
was
> >the same; it used no oil at 180k km and the oil did not come out black
> >either. I've always been impressed with Audi's low oil usage and the
> >cleanliness of the oil; I put it down to good piston sealing and oil
> >control. I always thought 800 miles per quart of oil was rebuild time!
> >
> >Fred Munro
> >'91 200q  253k km
> >
>