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Car Forum / Volkswagen / Water Cooled Volkswagen Cars / May 2007Golf 2.0 Oil Consumption
Hi, all. I'm not a regular visitor to this group, but I wonder if anyone has any thoughts: I have a 2002 VW Golf 2.0 estate. Regularly serviced, mostly used on occasional long journeys. Now has about 35000 miles. It burns oil at an alarming rate. I reckon about 1200 miles per litre, more if driven fast. The VW dealer says that VW allow an oil consumption of up to 600 miles (1000 Km) per litre. This is ridiculous. It means that it can't be used on a long holiday without topping up the oil. After one service, the dealer rather sheepishly gave me an extra litre of oil, saying that it "might be useful". I'm technical enough to check it and top it up, but how do VW ever expect such a car to survive from one service to the next in the hands of the non-technical? As I say, I'd be interested in thoughts... Richard D. Spamtrapped at ngsATradixDASHdesignDOTcoDOTuk www.radix-design.co.uk In news:n91k431nmuigpkqdbghja17rtacti9d1to@4ax.com, Richard Dungan <postmaster@[127.0.0.1]> wittered on forthwith; > Hi, all. > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > As I say, I'd be interested in thoughts... It's not unusual for a Golf engine to burn more oil than you'd expect. They tend to get better as they get to higher mileages, strangely enough. Mine uses about a litre per 1000 miles.  SignaturePete M - Using the Scouse Side of the Force - Golf GTi Mk2 2.0 8v Wood and Pickett Range Rover V8 Turbo Golf GTi Mk1 (For Sale) OMF#9 Currently listening to The White Stripes > In news:n91k431nmuigpkqdbghja17rtacti9d1to@4ax.com, > Richard Dungan <postmaster@[127.0.0.1]> wittered on forthwith; [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Mine uses about a litre per 1000 miles. The 2.0 lump is renowned for burning oil. Nothing you can do about it! >> Currently listening to The White Stripes >> > The 2.0 lump is renowned for burning oil. Nothing you can do about it! In addition, up to 1l per 600 miles is pretty much what all manufacturers would consider normal consumption. You could try asking if there's an alternative oil that could be used to control consumption. Many people believe that high oil consumption is down to how the engine is run-in. Be too gentle with it and you the piston rings don't seat properly allowing oil past. I read about this before we bought our A4. I'd heard stories of the 1.9 PD130 engine using quite a bit of oil so I decided to drive it normally from day one. I would make sure it warmed up properly but after that I used the full rev range. So far it's used may 2l of oil in 25,000 miles. Yes, the MK IV 2.0 L engine is renown for using more oil than shall we say 'normal'. There are posts to the same effect on the MKIV.net forum. As already said, ask if there is an oil that could possibly reduce the consumption. What oil is it running on now? If its a synthetic then I'd guess it'd use more than say an organic. HTH AndyR Ex VR6 now Bora PD 150 > Yes, the MK IV 2.0 L engine is renown for using more oil than shall we say > 'normal'. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Ex VR6 now Bora PD 150 Not only the 2.0. My brother has a '05 polo with the 1.4/16v engine and it's burning oil a lot. I never had to add oil with my old '89 1.6l. Even my hard driven G60 turbo doesn't burn oil. Maybe vw has decided to use cheaper materials for there engines. Here are some tips how to break in a new engine: http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm He does have a point....... SFC >> Yes, the MK IV 2.0 L engine is renown for using more oil than shall we say >> 'normal'. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > SFC Our Lupo 16V doesn't use a drop. Like I've posted elsewhere, the only VW I've had use oil significantly was a Golf 1.1, and that was from leakage :-). All of my TDI cars have used a small amount though. All, Thanks for all your help on my Golf 2.0. The discussions gave pointers elsewhere, and it turns out that the engine is numbered in the AQY series, which also points to an inherent problem (defect?) with the rings. I suppose it is at least not abnormal for that engine. I might try topping up with a different oil (the garage always use GTX Enertec). I think that VW should hang their heads in shame, though. Richard Richard D. Spamtrapped at ngsATradixDASHdesignDOTcoDOTuk www.radix-design.co.uk I have a Golf TDi Mk4 SE 130 (53reg) with about 35000 on the clock. The "Oil low" lamp came on the other day. I put about a 1.5 pints of oil in and the problem has gone away for now. This is a bit of a supprise - I haven't had an engine that loses oil before. I assume that when it had it's last service the grease monkey at the VW garage didn't realise that the new oil filter requires a pint of oil to fill it causing the dip stick reading to drop once the engine is started first time after an oil change. In future I'll check the oil level myself after it comes back from the garage just to make sure and perhaps check it once in a while as well. I've also noticed a puff of smoke when starting from cold - may be a preheater has gone. > I have a Golf TDi Mk4 SE 130 (53reg) with about 35000 on the clock. > The "Oil low" lamp came on the other day. I put about a 1.5 pints of oil in [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > I've also noticed a puff of smoke when starting from cold - may be a preheater > has gone. My Skoda Fabia with the PD130 uses a little oil too, and I think I've just had the post-service oil level drop too, but experience has shown it will use very litttle now until the next service. A bit of smoke is normal: I think the PD130 is smokier than earlier TDI lumps. > Hi, all. > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Spamtrapped at ngsATradixDASHdesignDOTcoDOTuk > www.radix-design.co.uk Yes that is perfectly normal and reasonable for many modern engines - for a given value of modern. That APK engine IME uses nothing at all between services for the first 80k mils and then suddenly starts using the stuff. It is well within spec. so just check it occasionally and top it up. Rich, having just found *his* Bora 2.0 off the bottom of the dipstick - oops. |
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