Re:

[Elliott Potter <epotter@abraxis.com>]

For some people that consumption is normal for the V6, I think it just
depends on the weather in Ingolstadt, or the mood of the quality control
manager (they have one at Audi, right?), etc etc etc.  Basically I
wouldn't worry too much about it if you don't see any other problems.
--
Elliott

Gatlan Dan D wrote:
> 
> > 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
> >
> >
> >