darweezie21
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- Location
- North Long Beach, CA
- Car(s)
- 2008 DSG GTI
i noticed that there seems to be a dramatic change in the amount of oil after 2k miles? The dip stick shows it at minimum already! is this normal? if not then what is the solution?
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decrease in oil?
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arsenal55
DSGTI MK5
- Location
- Chicago's North Side
Normal with engine break ins, especially turbocharged motors. I put in a whole quart of oil in between oil changes, because the turbo burns some oil. Consumption should be no more than 1 bottle/quart in between changes though
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crash331
Photographer
- Location
- Calhoun, GA
- Car(s)
- 2008 GTI BM 4dr 6MT
mine has never burned oil in 11,000 miles.
bcze1
You people make me laugh
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- Here today, gone tomorrow
Seriously, another "oh noes! my car is burning oil" thread?
A quick search will reveal many threads on this subject. Its normal. VW considers consumption of up to 1qt per 1,000 miles normal. Check your oil, keep a quart of VW 502 approved in the car, pour in as needed. Be happy.
A quick search will reveal many threads on this subject. Its normal. VW considers consumption of up to 1qt per 1,000 miles normal. Check your oil, keep a quart of VW 502 approved in the car, pour in as needed. Be happy.
Bad hare
Ex-mkv owner
- Location
- Long Island, NY
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Not to add to an already redundant thread, but I just don't get this. I have an 08 with 5k miles and two oil changes already, and my car burns zero oil. Well, maybe not zero, but not a visibly noticeable amount (and I check the level often). Did I just "luck out" and get a car that doesn't burn oil? :iono:
Crossing my fingers...
Crossing my fingers...
Thanks for your comment. I know what the manual says, but when I changed the oil at 1k it was pretty dirty. Then when I changed again at 5k it was just as dirty. I guess I'm rather paranoid during the break-in period and would rather get the dirty oil out sooner.
Anyway, my question is, why does my car *NOT* burn oil? It seems to be the exception, rather than the rule, at least based on my observations in this forum.
Thanks!
crash331
Photographer
- Location
- Calhoun, GA
- Car(s)
- 2008 GTI BM 4dr 6MT
maybe '08s are just better. Mine is an '08 too.
Maybe so :thumbup:
Khobin~
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- Edmonton, AB
- Car(s)
- '07 GTI, '97 YZF600R
could be lots of reasons/factors...including driving habits, the tolerances of the parts and how they fit together when it was build, the level of wear, the seals, etc.
Personnally my '07 hasn't burned any yet, but I'm only at about 2300 kms.
I also had a much older turbo car, '88 XR4Ti, and it never burned any oil either, it had about 160,000 kms when I sold it. :w00t:
I agree- all the factors you listed would likely contribute to whether or not you get an oil-burner. Plus, there probably a few we don't even realize.
It would be really cool if we could somehow correlate people's driving habits to whether or not their car burns oil. This might make a nice survey post, but you would have to think pretty carefully about how to organize it.
Thanks!
It would be really cool if we could somehow correlate people's driving habits to whether or not their car burns oil. This might make a nice survey post, but you would have to think pretty carefully about how to organize it.
Thanks!
bcze1
You people make me laugh
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Every engine varies, driving style varies, environmental factors vary, oil varies, the list goes on. I have 2 '07 2.0T's, they were produced within weeks of each other. The Audi burns no oil, the VW a bit under 1qt per 5k miles.
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