oil consumption

[Dec]

I love it when my car has used a bit of oil.  I like adding oil.  Just to 2/3 up on the dip stick.

Sad to say my GTI bedded in at about 4,000 miles, so not much topping up to be done (I live in hope).

Buy a mk2, you wont be saying you like it then!

[Egbutt Wash]

I love it when my car has used a bit of oil.  I like adding oil.  Just to 2/3 up on the dip stick.

Sad to say my GTI bedded in at about 4,000 miles, so not much topping up to be done (I live in hope).

Buy a mk2, you wont be saying you like it then!

I once owned a Fiat Regatta.
Had to carry a gallon tub of oil in the boot to keep it topped up.

(The tub cap broke once)

[Dec]

  Blimey!

That must have made a mess I'm worried even carrying one liter tbh

[Egbutt Wash]

Blimey!

That must have made a mess I'm worried even carrying one liter tbh

All over my "Peter Storm" jacket.
The Regatta was a horror.  Everyday there was something needing fixing.  When the car was just 3 years old the gearbox cracked on the way to Holland.  I drove it there and back with no oil in the box, thought the changes were a bit stiff. 

[Teutonic_Tamer]

ha! i didnt think to check oil level  as service was so recent . the car prob has done 600 miles since the service, it has 5.6k miles  total

So if my brains are working correctly, does that mean that you have used one litre in 600 miles?  Ok, if so, then that is getting very boarderline.  However, just a word of caution - was it actually topped up to the correct level at the previous service?  When my RS4 was last serviced (by the stealer - just to keep those pretty stamps in the book  ) - when checked it the following day, it was half way beween min and max! 

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Sorry to hi-jack..

When I got my mk3 it took 2 liters to get it upto halfway on the dipstick, nothing wrong with the engine though (as far as I know) so im sure that the mk5 gti will be just as well built and be fine without that bit.

Since then, mines used half a liter in 1000 miles. Just wondering if thats normal for a car in my car too?

Eeeek - two litres . . . . I'd seriously consider giving it another oil change asap, because the oil which was in the sump before you topped it up would have been working wayyyyy toooo hard.  Look at it like this, if your sump is designed to run with say 5 litres, and you need to add 2½ litres in one go (OK, you said you only added 2 litres, but on modern cars, dipsticks are usually 'calibrated', so that it will normally take exactly one litre to go from min level to max level) - then you have just lost 50% of your lubricating abilites.  Imagine driving around with both rear wheels missing!  OK, the engine may have got off rather lightly, but don't continue to push your luck.   

[Dec]

Sorry to hi-jack..

When I got my mk3 it took 2 liters to get it upto halfway on the dipstick, nothing wrong with the engine though (as far as I know) so im sure that the mk5 gti will be just as well built and be fine without that bit.

Since then, mines used half a liter in 1000 miles. Just wondering if thats normal for a car in my car too?

Eeeek - two litres . . . . I'd seriously consider giving it another oil change asap, because the oil which was in the sump before you topped it up would have been working wayyyyy toooo hard.  Look at it like this, if your sump is designed to run with say 5 litres, and you need to add 2½ litres in one go (OK, you said you only added 2 litres, but on modern cars, dipsticks are usually 'calibrated', so that it will normally take exactly one litre to go from min level to max level) - then you have just lost 50% of your lubricating abilites.  Imagine driving around with both rear wheels missing!  OK, the engine may have got off rather lightly, but don't continue to push your luck.   

Cheers bud

Got her booked in for a full service next friday anyway.