My 07 DSG S-line with 2000 miles has consumed about 1/4 quart thus far. Based on the comments I've read, oil consumption appears to increase between 5k and 10k. I'll be keeping a close eye on the dipstick.

This is the second turbo car I've owned. First was a 2001 Jetta TDI 5-speed. I drove the snot out of it and when I sold it at 170k miles, it used less than 1/4 quart between 10k oil changes (did them myself with Rotella 5W-40 synthetic). If the turbo is what causes oil consumption, how would one explain the near zero oil consumption of my Jetta? Diesels have much higher compression but also significantly lower operating temps - maybe that has something to do with it.

 

I owned a 2002 Jetta TDI 5 speed and it used some oil too. If you ever had the chance to open up the lines to your intercooler, you probably could have drained a quart of oil out of there. That was a very fun and economical car, and it was another car that was fun as hell to modify too. Definitely a torque monster!

Cheers!

 

Oil and filter changes are cheap insurance. There is no downside to changing both on a more frequent basis.

 

Hi I am New to the forum

I have been reporting to My Audi dealership the high oil consumption of my A3. Almost 1 quart every 1000 miles. We discovered that one of the Valves was leaking and this was causing it to Burn oil. It has been 2500 miles since tghe valve was changed and continues to burn oil at the rate of one quart every 1000 miles.
What is normal ? Audi has not told my dealership the answer. My car is in the shop as we speak. I will let you know what they said.

 

I just checked mine last night and oil was very low. It was almost non-existant on the oil stick, just a dab of oil on the "MIN" level of the stick. So, since my last oil change at 11,000 miles, I now have 15,000 miles and I had to add 1 full quart last night.

The "min oil" light didnt come on this time, but I hate waiting to see that light pop up on my display.

I use 0W - 40 Mobil 1 to top off whenever I need. My dealer uses Elf Synthetic when they do my oil change.

I was told that the turbo has alot to do with the consumption of oil and the A3 2.0T RPM's high and leads to more oil consumption. Just check it every 2000 miles or so and you should be ok.

But as far as the "leak" the last post described, let me know what they say.

 

My '07 2.0T did not burn any oil in the first 5000 miles and hasn't burned any since the initial oil change some 2500 miles ago. Now I'm in my 60s and may not drive as agressively as some of you younger guys (but my wife may differ).

 

Anybody else running Elf Excellium? I recently switched to it, and it's either my vivid imagination or the engine is running much smoother.

 

Yeah - I've been running Excellium LDX 5 -40. It's good stuff; I use it in the Porsches. I noticed, however, that LDX has been dropped from the latest502 00 list - the only Excelliumnow approved by Audiis DID 5-40.

 

A3s run like the devil. The oil consumtion is normal .My dealer recomended checking the valves periodically

Enjoy
CHEERS

 

I have 3,000 on my 2.0t 6spd A3 and haven't burnt any oil. If you have high oil consumption without a lot of high revs and high turbo,it wouldseems like your piston rings did not seat properly. The mitsubishi lanceris an example of piston rings not seating properly if they are driven wrong during break in, the lancer's that are broken in properly don't burn much oil, while ones that aren't broken in right burn tons of oil.