Oil consumption

First step is have the dealer do a oil consumption test( it's FREE), and
take it from there! Depending on the results you might be able to get the
rings replaced. Also, a qt in 1300 miles is within the low end of the
"normal" range

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I keep hearing or reading this, but I am still a little pissed off my 02
Jetta is burning a quart every 1200 miles. This is the third 2.0 I have
owned, and the other two needed NO oil between 3000 mile changes.My 79
Rabbit with close to 300,000 miles on the clock without a rebuild doesn't
even use that much oil!

I am hoping everyone is right, and this is normal...but somehow I have my
doubts.

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Tony Bad

02 Jetta Wagon
01 Eurovan MV
95 Golf 2.0
91 Jetta 1.6 Diesel
86 Jetta
79 Rabbit 1.5 Diesel (semi-retired for now)
Schwinn Continental 10 Speed
Radio Flyer Pedal Car (my daughter made me add this)

Burn oil in a new car?
that's dealer's BS. I know there is a 1 QT tollerance, but I would be
pissed if my new car burned oil (even a quarter).
If it burns oil when new it will continue to do so.(bad luck)
I own a 90 Corrado G60 (100k) and a 97 Cabrio (70K)
I dont have to add any oil, not even a single DROP.
OIl changed every 3500K

yah and make sure you drive fast and hard during the "check" intervals so
that it burns more than 1qt/1000miles -
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I hear its happening with other OEMs as well. It's all in the new ring design
that is being used in order to justify using 5W20 or 5W30 as motor oil. The
thinner the better mileage but I just don't think the new rings are working
out. IMHO. It's much easier to burn up a newer engine if you are not careful
by watching your oil once a week at least.

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But recent VW owner's manuals still recommend 5W-40 oil.

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Timothy J. Lee
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I tried to tell you people once before Is it normal for the dealership
to say it's normal?

It's not the dealer but the guidelines VW has set for oil comsumptions. Not
too many years ago Porsche said 1qt per 750 miles was normal for the 911
series cars. One thing I haven't figured out is why to 2.oL uses oil and the
1.8t and TDI don't?????


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I guess some things never change. Back in 1977, I bought a new VW Rabbit.
With about 2K miles on the car, all the dash warning lights would come on
when I went around a corner. I KNEW it wasn't low on oil because I'd just
checked it about 1000 miles back, and it was full. Well, it WAS the oil and
it cost me quite a bit because the VW warranty wouldn't cover it. I sold
the car and a couple of years later there was a class action law suit
relating to that engine, as it consumed large quantities of oil due to
poorly designed valve stem seals. One must wonder if the current problems
people report with the 2.0 engine aren't related to seals as well. Not an
expensive fix compared to problems involving oil control rings.

My 87 Cabriolet used only 1 quart of oil every 3,000 miles near the end,
when it had 265,000 miles on the engine. For all I know, it's still on the
road somewhere!

FS in Angier, NC
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