martyn

Can anyone please give an indication of what to expect the oil consumption
to be after 15K miles??

I have heard somewhere that it can be high!!??

Is 1 litre/1000miles too high??

Thanks for any info.

Martyn

Richard Goulding

"martyn" <captvideo36@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Can anyone please give an indication of what to expect the oil consumption
> to be after 15K miles??
>
> I have heard somewhere that it can be high!!??
>
> Is 1 litre/1000miles too high??
>
> Thanks for any info.
>
> Martyn
>
>

This is 'normal' according to Audi dealers. My 2.8 A4 uses a litre per 2000
miles and I have had this checked and is ok. Yours may reduce as the engine
gets older. It is expensive though as the oil is Castrol SLX Longlife 2
which at the dealers costs about 12ukp. I get mine from Ebay and save a fair
amount. I wonder if oil consumption reduces with the normal regime as
opposed to the longlife changes.

Hope this Helps

Richard

Richard Goulding

"martyn" <captvideo36@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:VI6ad.8$436.6@newsfe2-win.ntli.net...
> Can anyone please give an indication of what to expect the oil consumption
> to be after 15K miles??
>
> I have heard somewhere that it can be high!!??
>
> Is 1 litre/1000miles too high??
>
> Thanks for any info.
>
> Martyn
>
>

This is 'normal' according to Audi dealers. My 2.8 A4 uses a litre per 2000
miles and I have had this checked and is ok. Yours may reduce as the engine
gets older. It is expensive though as the oil is Castrol SLX Longlife 2
which at the dealers costs about 12ukp. I get mine from Ebay and save a fair
amount. I wonder if oil consumption reduces with the normal regime as
opposed to the longlife changes.

Hope this Helps

Richard

ronny

"martyn" <captvideo36@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:VI6ad.8$436.6@newsfe2-win.ntli.net...
> Can anyone please give an indication of what to expect the oil consumption
> to be after 15K miles??
>
> I have heard somewhere that it can be high!!??
>
> Is 1 litre/1000miles too high??
>
> Thanks for any info.
>
> Martyn
>
>

My 2.6 although sold now used no oil between services, and I sold it with
160k miles on, although it was just below the line after 10k miles

Ronny

ronny

"martyn" <captvideo36@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:VI6ad.8$436.6@newsfe2-win.ntli.net...
> Can anyone please give an indication of what to expect the oil consumption
> to be after 15K miles??
>
> I have heard somewhere that it can be high!!??
>
> Is 1 litre/1000miles too high??
>
> Thanks for any info.
>
> Martyn
>
>

My 2.6 although sold now used no oil between services, and I sold it with
160k miles on, although it was just below the line after 10k miles

Ronny

Peter Smith

"martyn" <captvideo36@hotmail.com> wrote

<< I have heard somewhere that it can be high!!?? >>

It can be higher at the start. The engine is settling in, and that can use a
little more oil than normal.


Peter Smith

Peter Smith

"martyn" <captvideo36@hotmail.com> wrote

<< I have heard somewhere that it can be high!!?? >>

It can be higher at the start. The engine is settling in, and that can use a
little more oil than normal.


Peter Smith

Steve West

My 2.4 has 20,000 miles now and is still using approximately a litre every
3000-4000 miles, depending on how I drive it. When new it used a litre
every 1000 miles but seems to be settling down a bit now.

Apparently, how you run them in can make a big difference to the oil
consumption, as can the oil. Mine came with the synthetic Castrol SLX
longlife oil in from new so you have to expect a prolonged bedding in
period.

There is much discussion about the subject of oil usage on the
www.audiworld.com website forums. I have just come to accept it uses oil
now although i'd like to think that one day it will eventually properly bed
in!

"martyn" <captvideo36@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Can anyone please give an indication of what to expect the oil consumption
> to be after 15K miles??
>
> I have heard somewhere that it can be high!!??
>
> Is 1 litre/1000miles too high??
>
> Thanks for any info.
>
> Martyn
>
>

Steve West

My 2.4 has 20,000 miles now and is still using approximately a litre every
3000-4000 miles, depending on how I drive it. When new it used a litre
every 1000 miles but seems to be settling down a bit now.

Apparently, how you run them in can make a big difference to the oil
consumption, as can the oil. Mine came with the synthetic Castrol SLX
longlife oil in from new so you have to expect a prolonged bedding in
period.

There is much discussion about the subject of oil usage on the
www.audiworld.com website forums. I have just come to accept it uses oil
now although i'd like to think that one day it will eventually properly bed
in!

"martyn" <captvideo36@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:VI6ad.8$436.6@newsfe2-win.ntli.net...
> Can anyone please give an indication of what to expect the oil consumption
> to be after 15K miles??
>
> I have heard somewhere that it can be high!!??
>
> Is 1 litre/1000miles too high??
>
> Thanks for any info.
>
> Martyn
>
>

Peter Bell

In message <VI6ad.8$436.6@newsfe2-win.ntli.net>
"martyn" <captvideo36@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Can anyone please give an indication of what to expect the oil
> consumption to be after 15K miles??
>
> I have heard somewhere that it can be high!!??
>
> Is 1 litre/1000miles too high??
>
> Thanks for any info.

The 2.4 is renowned for high oil consumption and, according to Audi,
1 litre/1000miles is acceptable.

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