Re: Audi Service, continued

["David L. Cooper" <d.cooper@ix.netcom.com>]

s1wood@ibm.net wrote:

> 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?
>
> ----------
> > 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
> > >
> >My 87cstq oil level never changes with ether Dino or the synt I have been
> running for a year! I know a full oil level is supposed to be due to gas in
> the oil over time, but it sure feels slippery to me!

87 5kcstq 178,000