Oil Consumption Issues on a 1.8T
#11
04-14-2009 | 10:43 PM
so if i told you i got this knowledge from the leading oil manufacturer in the world, you would say they know very little about engines too?
and why would you say an oil like royal purple is good oil, when it doesn't even meet any api standards for licensing and certification?
just cause you can build an engine doesn't mean you know about quality oils or oil change intervals or the fact that engines do consume oil, no matter what... 1 quart of oil per 2000 miles really isn't that bad, but there are cars that do consume that much....
and you made it sound like i said all cars, i made a blanket statement with that
and why would you say an oil like royal purple is good oil, when it doesn't even meet any api standards for licensing and certification?
just cause you can build an engine doesn't mean you know about quality oils or oil change intervals or the fact that engines do consume oil, no matter what... 1 quart of oil per 2000 miles really isn't that bad, but there are cars that do consume that much....
and you made it sound like i said all cars, i made a blanket statement with that
#12
04-14-2009 | 10:52 PM
What? The "w" has nothing to do with winter. And there is no need to change your oil every 3k miles unless you flog on it for those 3k miles. With synthetic oil you can go over 5k miles just fine. Hell with amsoil you can go 15k to 25k miles between oil changes as long as you change your filter every 5k miles.
As far as the oirignal poster, run half a can of seafoam in the crank case for a couple of miles and change your oil with some 15w40 and see if your still burning oil
As far as the oirignal poster, run half a can of seafoam in the crank case for a couple of miles and change your oil with some 15w40 and see if your still burning oil
I question your knowledge about autos because of a few things you have said. Saying that cars burn a qt or more of oil is normal??? Maybe if your rings a shot to hell or your motor is crap. But a good motor should burn or leak little to no oil. And by saying 5w30 is winter oil... what? Its a multiple viscosity oil not a winter oil.
I wouldn't go 20k miles with changing the oil if its really hard miles or if your using crap oil, but if your using royal purple, redline, or Amsoil and you drive like grandpa then your likely fine. Although I would get an oil analysis done after 6k miles to see what they say.
I may not have been around VWs or Audis for very long but I have been tinkering with cars long enough to know whats what.
If you wanted to be helpful you should have suggested maybe changing to a heavier oil...
I wouldn't go 20k miles with changing the oil if its really hard miles or if your using crap oil, but if your using royal purple, redline, or Amsoil and you drive like grandpa then your likely fine. Although I would get an oil analysis done after 6k miles to see what they say.
I may not have been around VWs or Audis for very long but I have been tinkering with cars long enough to know whats what.
If you wanted to be helpful you should have suggested maybe changing to a heavier oil...
all i can say is........you are a tard and really know nothing about oils if you think you can go 20k miles on a single oil change and don't think that the w in oil stands for winter.......
yes 5w, 10w and anything w is a multi viscosity oil, because it is not allowed to thin as the engine heats up............but you are not educated enough to give people advice on oil changes or why their car is low on oil..........
damn i am done with this thread and you.......cause you are making me feel dumber just reading your dribble
#13
04-15-2009 | 07:16 AM
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Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 1
is oil a problem in A6
Hi there,
Im just about to buy used audi. Probably will decide on 2004 A6 and the more I read about it the more posts about oil consumption I find. I wonder if there might be some general problem with oil in A6??? And could you recommend the best solution between the year and the price for A6? I think of buying the car from www.cbg.ie/SearchByMake.aspx?Make=43 because this is the nearest source for me. Could you compare the prices you think right for 2004 A6 with the offer? And are there any easy to hide faulds I should know about before buying? Thanks for any reply.
Im just about to buy used audi. Probably will decide on 2004 A6 and the more I read about it the more posts about oil consumption I find. I wonder if there might be some general problem with oil in A6??? And could you recommend the best solution between the year and the price for A6? I think of buying the car from www.cbg.ie/SearchByMake.aspx?Make=43 because this is the nearest source for me. Could you compare the prices you think right for 2004 A6 with the offer? And are there any easy to hide faulds I should know about before buying? Thanks for any reply.
#15
04-15-2009 | 01:06 PM
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Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 46
From: knoxville, tn
I would say this is an online forum and I can just as easily say that I know the guy who invented oil he and told me what ever bs I wanted to say here. I could care less who you know because likely your just making some bs up to prove a point. and yes, 1 qt of oil is pretty bad oil consumption unless its a diesel.
so if i told you i got this knowledge from the leading oil manufacturer in the world, you would say they know very little about engines too?
just cause you can build an engine doesn't mean you know about quality oils or oil change intervals or the fact that engines do consume oil, no matter what... 1 quart of oil per 2000 miles really isn't that bad, but there are cars that do consume that much....
and you made it sound like i said all cars, i made a blanket statement with that
just cause you can build an engine doesn't mean you know about quality oils or oil change intervals or the fact that engines do consume oil, no matter what... 1 quart of oil per 2000 miles really isn't that bad, but there are cars that do consume that much....
and you made it sound like i said all cars, i made a blanket statement with that
#16
04-15-2009 | 01:09 PM
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Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 46
From: knoxville, tn
wow... lets just throw out the insults. Its to bad you don't live closer to TN cause I would just say lets take it to the track, you in your audi and me in my 21 year old turbo dodge...
all i can say is........you are a tard and really know nothing about oils if you think you can go 20k miles on a single oil change and don't think that the w in oil stands for winter.......
yes 5w, 10w and anything w is a multi viscosity oil, because it is not allowed to thin as the engine heats up............but you are not educated enough to give people advice on oil changes or why their car is low on oil..........
damn i am done with this thread and you.......cause you are making me feel dumber just reading your dribble
all i can say is........you are a tard and really know nothing about oils if you think you can go 20k miles on a single oil change and don't think that the w in oil stands for winter.......
yes 5w, 10w and anything w is a multi viscosity oil, because it is not allowed to thin as the engine heats up............but you are not educated enough to give people advice on oil changes or why their car is low on oil..........
damn i am done with this thread and you.......cause you are making me feel dumber just reading your dribble
#20
09-20-2013 | 06:08 PM
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Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 131
I have discoverd that my 1.8T does consume oil, the next question would be how mutch. I am going on a road trip and all flueds are full, wrote down starting mileage and will check when I get to my destination on the next gas stop.
. I have been researching oil addatives to slow the presses of consumption. I hope to discover something that works so I can get through this winter and tear it down next summer.
. I have been researching oil addatives to slow the presses of consumption. I hope to discover something that works so I can get through this winter and tear it down next summer.