Check my explanation on pg. 2 (6th one down).

If your foot's in it all-the-time or most of the time, you are going to burn oil with a turbo period!!!

49k on my 2006 and i use less than 1 quart per 5k. I have fun, now and again, just not all the time.

 

heh...w/ only 4640 miles on the odometer, I got a check engine oil level light tonight while i was cruising at a relaxing speed tonight. [sm=boosign.gif]
I guess I'll buy a quart of mobile 1 syn oil and dump it in tomorrow. That should keep my car going till the 5k service.

Anyone experience that light during break-in?

 

Uhhh, not just any "Mobil 1 syn" will do, the only Mobil 1 certified for your car is Mobil 1 0W-40 (you can also use Castrol Syntec 0W-30 or Castrol Syntec 5W-40).

 

Thought I would add me 2 cents to this thread... I just added a half quart of Castrol after 3500 miles. This is at 13,300 miles. I bought my 2007 A3 2.0T S-line used with about 9800 miles.

 

so,,, i'm not sure how any of you are going to respond to this.... However... my A3.... burned a Qt. of oil.,,,,, i had the oil changed at 1500 miles... then at 4500... and as i was nearing 7000 miles... the OIL light came on. I was on my way back to Vegas,, from LA,, 3am and i was surprised.
I'd been running HARD all day,,, back and forth to LA,, in summer heat... can take it's toll on any engine. I continued the drive home... knowing,, if it burns down,,, there was nothing. i could have done... it was in the cards.

I got into the dealership,, the next day,, told them of my experience. The service manager told me, "that was normal", but still not according to my past experience with any other brand.

Well,, now my ride,, has 20,000 miles,,,, runs lke a champ. Doesn't burn half as much now,, between oil changes (every 3k) and i don't hear or see an issue. It's just the engine breaking in.

 

Thanks Dave and welcome to the forums.

First off, why are you changing your oil so often??? It really doesn't need to be changed any earlier than 5k miles, and many would argue that 10k is perfectly fine, and what the dealer recommends. Also, are you making sure to use the correct oil? I'm happy your car is working fine, but I want to make sure it stays that way.


Cheers!

 

I bought my (second hand) Audi A3 this year and was amazed last night at midnight whilst it was -2 that the oil warning came on. It has done 3500 miles since its last service when I bought it, I do about 150 miles a week and rarely have opportunity to put accelerate hard although, yes, I will infrequently have fun. Yet according to this forum this is normal???!!! The car is 3 years old and has done 38k miles, I find this very hard to believe!! Never had another new car which hasnt gone service to service comfortably for oil.

 

Yes, according to this forum, it's normal. According to Audi, it's normal. According to the owner's manual - it's normal.

 

I have an 2006 with high oil consuption issues also. I have taken it to the dealer and they said that they have seen anywhere between 1-2 qts per 10000 mi. I have never heard of this before. Has any one heard of any solutions?

 

According to my totally reliable, non-audi mechanic, it is quite common with all high spec modern engines which run on synthetic oil, quite normal, nothing to worry about and doesnt indicate problems like it would have done on a car ten years ago. Solution - drive slower and dont accelerate as hard