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> Hi, everybody
> I'm the owner of an 95 Audi A6 with 47000 miles on it. The car was
> purchased in October and after purchasing the car I've switched the oil to
> synthetic, Mobil 1 10/30. I was using synthetic Castrol 5/50 for years on
> 3 previous Audi, one Vovo 940 turbo and 2 Volvo 850 turbo with very good
> results and NO oil consumption. After driving this A6 for a couple of
> weeks I realized  is taking oil, one quart every 1000 miles or so. I've
> contacted the Audi Customer Service and I brought the car twice to an Audi
> dealership for checking. There are absolutely no leaks or smoke behind and
> the engine is running so smooth you can barely hear it. I was assured this
> is normal for this 2,8 ,  6 cylinder engine. Since the oil changes needs
> to be made at 7000 miles interval that means a lot of oil to add. Now is
> this a problem with this kind of car or I'm the lucky one which bought a
> lemon? The history of the car was checked and it doesn't seems to be
> involved in major repairs ( cv boots changed ) Could somebody clear my
> mind if this is common if not does anybody have an advice. I drove the
> other 3 Audi I use to have well over 130.000 miles without touching those
> 5 cylinder engines, are the new ones worse ?
> Thanks,
> Dan 
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