oil consumption in new 2007 A4 2.0T Quatro
#41
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Re: oil consumption in new 2007 A4 2.0T Quatro
On Thu, 10 May 2007 21:52:06 -0400, Dave LaCourse
<dplacourse@pirateaol.com> wrote:
>On Fri, 11 May 2007 02:04:57 +0100, Peter
><peter@SPAMMERSGOTOHELL.allblue.f9.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 08 May 2007 18:40:45 -0500, Roscoe P Pendoscoe
>><mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Anyone else with Audi oil consumption issues?
Well,
First, thanks for all the replies and info from everyone.
I again talked with my dealer and raised the bar a little by saying I
was in the process of contacting the regional Audi office to voice my
complaints and I'll keep banging on their ears until I got some form
of satisfaction.
There is no way I am adding oil to a new car between oil changes.
That's a fact.
This time I was told I could use other oil as long as it did meet the
VW 502 spec someone else had mentioned but most likely would not
improve the consumtion issue. That, I believe.
I also was told it would improve as the rings seated and "broke in".
What crap. I stopped building and racing Super/Comp and Super/Gas cars
about 10 years ago with some having 13..5:1 compression 900 HP and no
long break-in periods on those type of motors to seat oil and
compression rings. After some seasons with 100+ full out passes, they
still didn't use any discernable oil unless a catastrophic failure
occurred.
Enough said,
Roscoe aka MrShade
Knowledge is like money, the less you talk about it
the more people assume you have.
<dplacourse@pirateaol.com> wrote:
>On Fri, 11 May 2007 02:04:57 +0100, Peter
><peter@SPAMMERSGOTOHELL.allblue.f9.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 08 May 2007 18:40:45 -0500, Roscoe P Pendoscoe
>><mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Anyone else with Audi oil consumption issues?
Well,
First, thanks for all the replies and info from everyone.
I again talked with my dealer and raised the bar a little by saying I
was in the process of contacting the regional Audi office to voice my
complaints and I'll keep banging on their ears until I got some form
of satisfaction.
There is no way I am adding oil to a new car between oil changes.
That's a fact.
This time I was told I could use other oil as long as it did meet the
VW 502 spec someone else had mentioned but most likely would not
improve the consumtion issue. That, I believe.
I also was told it would improve as the rings seated and "broke in".
What crap. I stopped building and racing Super/Comp and Super/Gas cars
about 10 years ago with some having 13..5:1 compression 900 HP and no
long break-in periods on those type of motors to seat oil and
compression rings. After some seasons with 100+ full out passes, they
still didn't use any discernable oil unless a catastrophic failure
occurred.
Enough said,
Roscoe aka MrShade
Knowledge is like money, the less you talk about it
the more people assume you have.
#42
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Re: oil consumption in new 2007 A4 2.0T Quatro
I don't know how many miles on the clock; if you have less than 5K, then I
suspect it will improve in the next 3K miles. If it doesn't, I would try
5-30 or 5-40 Mobil. I really think most of the loss happens when the engine
is still cold and the oil is near the 0 side of viscosity. Hang in there,
this may end up O.K.
"Roscoe P Pendoscoe" <mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote in message
news:ef8b4316e83frqne1sdhi2unpltkfv44kd@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 10 May 2007 21:52:06 -0400, Dave LaCourse
> <dplacourse@pirateaol.com> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 11 May 2007 02:04:57 +0100, Peter
>><peter@SPAMMERSGOTOHELL.allblue.f9.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 08 May 2007 18:40:45 -0500, Roscoe P Pendoscoe
>>><mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Anyone else with Audi oil consumption issues?
>
> Well,
>
> First, thanks for all the replies and info from everyone.
>
> I again talked with my dealer and raised the bar a little by saying I
> was in the process of contacting the regional Audi office to voice my
> complaints and I'll keep banging on their ears until I got some form
> of satisfaction.
>
> There is no way I am adding oil to a new car between oil changes.
> That's a fact.
>
> This time I was told I could use other oil as long as it did meet the
> VW 502 spec someone else had mentioned but most likely would not
> improve the consumtion issue. That, I believe.
>
> I also was told it would improve as the rings seated and "broke in".
>
> What crap. I stopped building and racing Super/Comp and Super/Gas cars
> about 10 years ago with some having 13..5:1 compression 900 HP and no
> long break-in periods on those type of motors to seat oil and
> compression rings. After some seasons with 100+ full out passes, they
> still didn't use any discernable oil unless a catastrophic failure
> occurred.
>
>
> Enough said,
>
>
> Roscoe aka MrShade
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Knowledge is like money, the less you talk about it
> the more people assume you have.
suspect it will improve in the next 3K miles. If it doesn't, I would try
5-30 or 5-40 Mobil. I really think most of the loss happens when the engine
is still cold and the oil is near the 0 side of viscosity. Hang in there,
this may end up O.K.
"Roscoe P Pendoscoe" <mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote in message
news:ef8b4316e83frqne1sdhi2unpltkfv44kd@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 10 May 2007 21:52:06 -0400, Dave LaCourse
> <dplacourse@pirateaol.com> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 11 May 2007 02:04:57 +0100, Peter
>><peter@SPAMMERSGOTOHELL.allblue.f9.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 08 May 2007 18:40:45 -0500, Roscoe P Pendoscoe
>>><mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Anyone else with Audi oil consumption issues?
>
> Well,
>
> First, thanks for all the replies and info from everyone.
>
> I again talked with my dealer and raised the bar a little by saying I
> was in the process of contacting the regional Audi office to voice my
> complaints and I'll keep banging on their ears until I got some form
> of satisfaction.
>
> There is no way I am adding oil to a new car between oil changes.
> That's a fact.
>
> This time I was told I could use other oil as long as it did meet the
> VW 502 spec someone else had mentioned but most likely would not
> improve the consumtion issue. That, I believe.
>
> I also was told it would improve as the rings seated and "broke in".
>
> What crap. I stopped building and racing Super/Comp and Super/Gas cars
> about 10 years ago with some having 13..5:1 compression 900 HP and no
> long break-in periods on those type of motors to seat oil and
> compression rings. After some seasons with 100+ full out passes, they
> still didn't use any discernable oil unless a catastrophic failure
> occurred.
>
>
> Enough said,
>
>
> Roscoe aka MrShade
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Knowledge is like money, the less you talk about it
> the more people assume you have.
#43
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Re: oil consumption in new 2007 A4 2.0T Quatro
I don't know how many miles on the clock; if you have less than 5K, then I
suspect it will improve in the next 3K miles. If it doesn't, I would try
5-30 or 5-40 Mobil. I really think most of the loss happens when the engine
is still cold and the oil is near the 0 side of viscosity. Hang in there,
this may end up O.K.
"Roscoe P Pendoscoe" <mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote in message
news:ef8b4316e83frqne1sdhi2unpltkfv44kd@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 10 May 2007 21:52:06 -0400, Dave LaCourse
> <dplacourse@pirateaol.com> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 11 May 2007 02:04:57 +0100, Peter
>><peter@SPAMMERSGOTOHELL.allblue.f9.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 08 May 2007 18:40:45 -0500, Roscoe P Pendoscoe
>>><mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Anyone else with Audi oil consumption issues?
>
> Well,
>
> First, thanks for all the replies and info from everyone.
>
> I again talked with my dealer and raised the bar a little by saying I
> was in the process of contacting the regional Audi office to voice my
> complaints and I'll keep banging on their ears until I got some form
> of satisfaction.
>
> There is no way I am adding oil to a new car between oil changes.
> That's a fact.
>
> This time I was told I could use other oil as long as it did meet the
> VW 502 spec someone else had mentioned but most likely would not
> improve the consumtion issue. That, I believe.
>
> I also was told it would improve as the rings seated and "broke in".
>
> What crap. I stopped building and racing Super/Comp and Super/Gas cars
> about 10 years ago with some having 13..5:1 compression 900 HP and no
> long break-in periods on those type of motors to seat oil and
> compression rings. After some seasons with 100+ full out passes, they
> still didn't use any discernable oil unless a catastrophic failure
> occurred.
>
>
> Enough said,
>
>
> Roscoe aka MrShade
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Knowledge is like money, the less you talk about it
> the more people assume you have.
suspect it will improve in the next 3K miles. If it doesn't, I would try
5-30 or 5-40 Mobil. I really think most of the loss happens when the engine
is still cold and the oil is near the 0 side of viscosity. Hang in there,
this may end up O.K.
"Roscoe P Pendoscoe" <mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote in message
news:ef8b4316e83frqne1sdhi2unpltkfv44kd@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 10 May 2007 21:52:06 -0400, Dave LaCourse
> <dplacourse@pirateaol.com> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 11 May 2007 02:04:57 +0100, Peter
>><peter@SPAMMERSGOTOHELL.allblue.f9.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 08 May 2007 18:40:45 -0500, Roscoe P Pendoscoe
>>><mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Anyone else with Audi oil consumption issues?
>
> Well,
>
> First, thanks for all the replies and info from everyone.
>
> I again talked with my dealer and raised the bar a little by saying I
> was in the process of contacting the regional Audi office to voice my
> complaints and I'll keep banging on their ears until I got some form
> of satisfaction.
>
> There is no way I am adding oil to a new car between oil changes.
> That's a fact.
>
> This time I was told I could use other oil as long as it did meet the
> VW 502 spec someone else had mentioned but most likely would not
> improve the consumtion issue. That, I believe.
>
> I also was told it would improve as the rings seated and "broke in".
>
> What crap. I stopped building and racing Super/Comp and Super/Gas cars
> about 10 years ago with some having 13..5:1 compression 900 HP and no
> long break-in periods on those type of motors to seat oil and
> compression rings. After some seasons with 100+ full out passes, they
> still didn't use any discernable oil unless a catastrophic failure
> occurred.
>
>
> Enough said,
>
>
> Roscoe aka MrShade
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Knowledge is like money, the less you talk about it
> the more people assume you have.
#44
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Re: oil consumption in new 2007 A4 2.0T Quatro
I don't know how many miles on the clock; if you have less than 5K, then I
suspect it will improve in the next 3K miles. If it doesn't, I would try
5-30 or 5-40 Mobil. I really think most of the loss happens when the engine
is still cold and the oil is near the 0 side of viscosity. Hang in there,
this may end up O.K.
"Roscoe P Pendoscoe" <mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote in message
news:ef8b4316e83frqne1sdhi2unpltkfv44kd@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 10 May 2007 21:52:06 -0400, Dave LaCourse
> <dplacourse@pirateaol.com> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 11 May 2007 02:04:57 +0100, Peter
>><peter@SPAMMERSGOTOHELL.allblue.f9.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 08 May 2007 18:40:45 -0500, Roscoe P Pendoscoe
>>><mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Anyone else with Audi oil consumption issues?
>
> Well,
>
> First, thanks for all the replies and info from everyone.
>
> I again talked with my dealer and raised the bar a little by saying I
> was in the process of contacting the regional Audi office to voice my
> complaints and I'll keep banging on their ears until I got some form
> of satisfaction.
>
> There is no way I am adding oil to a new car between oil changes.
> That's a fact.
>
> This time I was told I could use other oil as long as it did meet the
> VW 502 spec someone else had mentioned but most likely would not
> improve the consumtion issue. That, I believe.
>
> I also was told it would improve as the rings seated and "broke in".
>
> What crap. I stopped building and racing Super/Comp and Super/Gas cars
> about 10 years ago with some having 13..5:1 compression 900 HP and no
> long break-in periods on those type of motors to seat oil and
> compression rings. After some seasons with 100+ full out passes, they
> still didn't use any discernable oil unless a catastrophic failure
> occurred.
>
>
> Enough said,
>
>
> Roscoe aka MrShade
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Knowledge is like money, the less you talk about it
> the more people assume you have.
suspect it will improve in the next 3K miles. If it doesn't, I would try
5-30 or 5-40 Mobil. I really think most of the loss happens when the engine
is still cold and the oil is near the 0 side of viscosity. Hang in there,
this may end up O.K.
"Roscoe P Pendoscoe" <mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote in message
news:ef8b4316e83frqne1sdhi2unpltkfv44kd@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 10 May 2007 21:52:06 -0400, Dave LaCourse
> <dplacourse@pirateaol.com> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 11 May 2007 02:04:57 +0100, Peter
>><peter@SPAMMERSGOTOHELL.allblue.f9.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 08 May 2007 18:40:45 -0500, Roscoe P Pendoscoe
>>><mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Anyone else with Audi oil consumption issues?
>
> Well,
>
> First, thanks for all the replies and info from everyone.
>
> I again talked with my dealer and raised the bar a little by saying I
> was in the process of contacting the regional Audi office to voice my
> complaints and I'll keep banging on their ears until I got some form
> of satisfaction.
>
> There is no way I am adding oil to a new car between oil changes.
> That's a fact.
>
> This time I was told I could use other oil as long as it did meet the
> VW 502 spec someone else had mentioned but most likely would not
> improve the consumtion issue. That, I believe.
>
> I also was told it would improve as the rings seated and "broke in".
>
> What crap. I stopped building and racing Super/Comp and Super/Gas cars
> about 10 years ago with some having 13..5:1 compression 900 HP and no
> long break-in periods on those type of motors to seat oil and
> compression rings. After some seasons with 100+ full out passes, they
> still didn't use any discernable oil unless a catastrophic failure
> occurred.
>
>
> Enough said,
>
>
> Roscoe aka MrShade
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Knowledge is like money, the less you talk about it
> the more people assume you have.
#45
Guest
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Re: oil consumption in new 2007 A4 2.0T Quatro
I don't know how many miles on the clock; if you have less than 5K, then I
suspect it will improve in the next 3K miles. If it doesn't, I would try
5-30 or 5-40 Mobil. I really think most of the loss happens when the engine
is still cold and the oil is near the 0 side of viscosity. Hang in there,
this may end up O.K.
"Roscoe P Pendoscoe" <mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote in message
news:ef8b4316e83frqne1sdhi2unpltkfv44kd@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 10 May 2007 21:52:06 -0400, Dave LaCourse
> <dplacourse@pirateaol.com> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 11 May 2007 02:04:57 +0100, Peter
>><peter@SPAMMERSGOTOHELL.allblue.f9.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 08 May 2007 18:40:45 -0500, Roscoe P Pendoscoe
>>><mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Anyone else with Audi oil consumption issues?
>
> Well,
>
> First, thanks for all the replies and info from everyone.
>
> I again talked with my dealer and raised the bar a little by saying I
> was in the process of contacting the regional Audi office to voice my
> complaints and I'll keep banging on their ears until I got some form
> of satisfaction.
>
> There is no way I am adding oil to a new car between oil changes.
> That's a fact.
>
> This time I was told I could use other oil as long as it did meet the
> VW 502 spec someone else had mentioned but most likely would not
> improve the consumtion issue. That, I believe.
>
> I also was told it would improve as the rings seated and "broke in".
>
> What crap. I stopped building and racing Super/Comp and Super/Gas cars
> about 10 years ago with some having 13..5:1 compression 900 HP and no
> long break-in periods on those type of motors to seat oil and
> compression rings. After some seasons with 100+ full out passes, they
> still didn't use any discernable oil unless a catastrophic failure
> occurred.
>
>
> Enough said,
>
>
> Roscoe aka MrShade
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Knowledge is like money, the less you talk about it
> the more people assume you have.
suspect it will improve in the next 3K miles. If it doesn't, I would try
5-30 or 5-40 Mobil. I really think most of the loss happens when the engine
is still cold and the oil is near the 0 side of viscosity. Hang in there,
this may end up O.K.
"Roscoe P Pendoscoe" <mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote in message
news:ef8b4316e83frqne1sdhi2unpltkfv44kd@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 10 May 2007 21:52:06 -0400, Dave LaCourse
> <dplacourse@pirateaol.com> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 11 May 2007 02:04:57 +0100, Peter
>><peter@SPAMMERSGOTOHELL.allblue.f9.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 08 May 2007 18:40:45 -0500, Roscoe P Pendoscoe
>>><mrshade@I_wont_see_it.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Anyone else with Audi oil consumption issues?
>
> Well,
>
> First, thanks for all the replies and info from everyone.
>
> I again talked with my dealer and raised the bar a little by saying I
> was in the process of contacting the regional Audi office to voice my
> complaints and I'll keep banging on their ears until I got some form
> of satisfaction.
>
> There is no way I am adding oil to a new car between oil changes.
> That's a fact.
>
> This time I was told I could use other oil as long as it did meet the
> VW 502 spec someone else had mentioned but most likely would not
> improve the consumtion issue. That, I believe.
>
> I also was told it would improve as the rings seated and "broke in".
>
> What crap. I stopped building and racing Super/Comp and Super/Gas cars
> about 10 years ago with some having 13..5:1 compression 900 HP and no
> long break-in periods on those type of motors to seat oil and
> compression rings. After some seasons with 100+ full out passes, they
> still didn't use any discernable oil unless a catastrophic failure
> occurred.
>
>
> Enough said,
>
>
> Roscoe aka MrShade
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Knowledge is like money, the less you talk about it
> the more people assume you have.
#46
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Re: oil consumption in new 2007 A4 2.0T Quatro
On Sat, 12 May 2007, Roscoe P Pendoscoe wrote:
> There is no way I am adding oil to a new car between oil changes.
FWIW, I have a 2002 A4 with the 3.0 V6. Now at 95,000 miles; oil changed
every 5,000 miles. I have never had to add oil between changes, not even
when it was new. Prior to that, I had a 1995 Passat with the VR6 engine. I
had 135,000 miles on that when I sold it, and never once had to add oil to
that either.
Steve
> There is no way I am adding oil to a new car between oil changes.
FWIW, I have a 2002 A4 with the 3.0 V6. Now at 95,000 miles; oil changed
every 5,000 miles. I have never had to add oil between changes, not even
when it was new. Prior to that, I had a 1995 Passat with the VR6 engine. I
had 135,000 miles on that when I sold it, and never once had to add oil to
that either.
Steve
#47
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Re: oil consumption in new 2007 A4 2.0T Quatro
On Sat, 12 May 2007, Roscoe P Pendoscoe wrote:
> There is no way I am adding oil to a new car between oil changes.
FWIW, I have a 2002 A4 with the 3.0 V6. Now at 95,000 miles; oil changed
every 5,000 miles. I have never had to add oil between changes, not even
when it was new. Prior to that, I had a 1995 Passat with the VR6 engine. I
had 135,000 miles on that when I sold it, and never once had to add oil to
that either.
Steve
> There is no way I am adding oil to a new car between oil changes.
FWIW, I have a 2002 A4 with the 3.0 V6. Now at 95,000 miles; oil changed
every 5,000 miles. I have never had to add oil between changes, not even
when it was new. Prior to that, I had a 1995 Passat with the VR6 engine. I
had 135,000 miles on that when I sold it, and never once had to add oil to
that either.
Steve
#48
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: oil consumption in new 2007 A4 2.0T Quatro
On Sat, 12 May 2007, Roscoe P Pendoscoe wrote:
> There is no way I am adding oil to a new car between oil changes.
FWIW, I have a 2002 A4 with the 3.0 V6. Now at 95,000 miles; oil changed
every 5,000 miles. I have never had to add oil between changes, not even
when it was new. Prior to that, I had a 1995 Passat with the VR6 engine. I
had 135,000 miles on that when I sold it, and never once had to add oil to
that either.
Steve
> There is no way I am adding oil to a new car between oil changes.
FWIW, I have a 2002 A4 with the 3.0 V6. Now at 95,000 miles; oil changed
every 5,000 miles. I have never had to add oil between changes, not even
when it was new. Prior to that, I had a 1995 Passat with the VR6 engine. I
had 135,000 miles on that when I sold it, and never once had to add oil to
that either.
Steve
#49
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: oil consumption in new 2007 A4 2.0T Quatro
On Sat, 12 May 2007, Roscoe P Pendoscoe wrote:
> There is no way I am adding oil to a new car between oil changes.
FWIW, I have a 2002 A4 with the 3.0 V6. Now at 95,000 miles; oil changed
every 5,000 miles. I have never had to add oil between changes, not even
when it was new. Prior to that, I had a 1995 Passat with the VR6 engine. I
had 135,000 miles on that when I sold it, and never once had to add oil to
that either.
Steve
> There is no way I am adding oil to a new car between oil changes.
FWIW, I have a 2002 A4 with the 3.0 V6. Now at 95,000 miles; oil changed
every 5,000 miles. I have never had to add oil between changes, not even
when it was new. Prior to that, I had a 1995 Passat with the VR6 engine. I
had 135,000 miles on that when I sold it, and never once had to add oil to
that either.
Steve
#50
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Re: oil consumption in new 2007 A4 2.0T Quatro
On Sat, 12 May 2007 10:38:25 -0400, Steve Thompson <smt@vgersoft.com>
wrote:
>On Sat, 12 May 2007, Roscoe P Pendoscoe wrote:
>
>> There is no way I am adding oil to a new car between oil changes.
>
>FWIW, I have a 2002 A4 with the 3.0 V6. Now at 95,000 miles; oil changed
>every 5,000 miles. I have never had to add oil between changes, not even
>when it was new.
I also have a 2002 A4 with the 3.0 V6. My experience is a long way
from yours: I carry a bottle of oil around with me, and expect to see
the warning light two or three times between services. (The dipstick
is so difficult to read as to be useless.) And, as I've already
mentioned, my brother-in-law's experience is worse. Clearly, there's
no consistency here. For no obvious reason, some of these cars use a
lot of oil, whilst others don't.
Peter.
wrote:
>On Sat, 12 May 2007, Roscoe P Pendoscoe wrote:
>
>> There is no way I am adding oil to a new car between oil changes.
>
>FWIW, I have a 2002 A4 with the 3.0 V6. Now at 95,000 miles; oil changed
>every 5,000 miles. I have never had to add oil between changes, not even
>when it was new.
I also have a 2002 A4 with the 3.0 V6. My experience is a long way
from yours: I carry a bottle of oil around with me, and expect to see
the warning light two or three times between services. (The dipstick
is so difficult to read as to be useless.) And, as I've already
mentioned, my brother-in-law's experience is worse. Clearly, there's
no consistency here. For no obvious reason, some of these cars use a
lot of oil, whilst others don't.
Peter.