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Re: Some advice needed on my 1.8t
« Reply #10 on: 30 December 2009, 18:00 »
I thought from the min to the max on the dip stick was around a litre of oil so if your using around a quarter of a litre a month, I would say that is reasonable on a car with that mileage. Turbo cars will always use some oil...
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Re: Some advice needed on my 1.8t
« Reply #11 on: 30 December 2009, 18:12 »
I thought from the min to the max on the dip stick was around a litre of oil so if your using around a quarter of a litre a month, I would say that is reasonable on a car with that mileage. Turbo cars will always use some oil...

mine doesn't use a drop between services  :tongue: :smug:

out of interest what oil are you using?  :huh:

Perhaps changing what you use might help.  I know when I tried Fuchs I had to top upbut since going back to the VW brand stuff it doesn't use a drop between services

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Re: Some advice needed on my 1.8t
« Reply #12 on: 30 December 2009, 18:30 »
I thought from the min to the max on the dip stick was around a litre of oil so if your using around a quarter of a litre a month, I would say that is reasonable on a car with that mileage. Turbo cars will always use some oil...

mine doesn't use a drop between services  :tongue: :smug:

out of interest what oil are you using?  :huh:

Perhaps changing what you use might help.  I know when I tried Fuchs I had to top upbut since going back to the VW brand stuff it doesn't use a drop between services

Mine doesn't use any either but my works van needs a top up from time to time.... Then again I only do 5k miles a year  :wink:
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Re: Some advice needed on my 1.8t
« Reply #13 on: 30 December 2009, 18:33 »
I thought from the min to the max on the dip stick was around a litre of oil so if your using around a quarter of a litre a month, I would say that is reasonable on a car with that mileage. Turbo cars will always use some oil...

mine doesn't use a drop between services  :tongue: :smug:

out of interest what oil are you using?  :huh:

Perhaps changing what you use might help.  I know when I tried Fuchs I had to top upbut since going back to the VW brand stuff it doesn't use a drop between services

Mine doesn't use any either but my works van needs a top up from time to time.... Then again I only do 5k miles a year  :wink:

I've done 15K every year for the last 4 years and Steve has done 35K in his and hasn't used a drop between services  :tongue:

Our works vans have needed a slight top up but then they do 30K a year and carry a minimum of a tonne of tools and servicing items like oil etc

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Re: Some advice needed on my 1.8t
« Reply #14 on: 30 December 2009, 19:34 »
ive done 11k in 7 months, using top up oil from castrol (5-30w)


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Re: Some advice needed on my 1.8t
« Reply #15 on: 30 December 2009, 19:35 »
ive done 11k in 7 months, using top up oil from castrol (5-30w)

hmm so its not as if you're doing short journeys then  :undecided:

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Re: Some advice needed on my 1.8t
« Reply #16 on: 30 December 2009, 19:43 »
a bit of a top up on oil shouldn't be a problem have you measured the usage over a time or distance i.e 1000 miles etc is the noise your hearing the air pump that runs when the engine is cold mine's a bit noisey but i've never really bothered about it

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Re: Some advice needed on my 1.8t
« Reply #17 on: 03 January 2010, 13:03 »
mine doesn't use a drop between services  :tongue: :smug:

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