Re: Oil consumption!?!?

[Bryan Billings <billings@codenet.net>]

Hey this is Normal for the first 7500 miles of use.  The VR6 is an
alumimum head engine so it will eat some oil.  Espically the break in
oil from the factory.  I lost about 1.50 quarts of oil in my first 3k
but then I changed the oil using mobile 1 synthctic and PROLONG oil
additive.  I encourage everyone to try the PROLONG is was the best thing
I put in the car.  It is alot smoother during initial startup in the
cold winter mornings here in Colorado.  It also dropped my oil temp to
around 208 and it won't get any hotter!!!  So it's a good $20
investment.

Just change your oil every 3500 miles or so and you should be ok.


Bryan Billings
97 Vento GLX
Boston Green
Racing Cloth
Neuspeed Upper strut Bar
Neuspeed P-flow
Neuspeed Chip
Bilstein Shocks and Struts
Neuspeed Racing Springs
Wife in the back Bitchin to slow down!



S. Joseph Mann wrote:
> 
> Folks,
> 
> I have an urgent question.  This weekend my oil idiot light came on
> briefly in a turn and then went back out. I consequently and quickly put
> three quarts(!!) of oil in my engine.  My car has not shown any evidence
> of leaking oil at any time.  Where's it going!?  I've never seen any
> smoke from the exhaust and my friends who have followed me have never
> mentioned any.  Is it at all normal for the VR6 to consume over 3 quarts
> of oil between oil changes (6 months / 7500 miles)?
> 
> Don what does VW consider to be an acceptable rate of consumption for
> this motor, if any.  When I brought it up to my dealer once the service
> lead gave me some outrageous technical value, I forget the unit of
> measure used, but when I worked it out on paper it came out to something
> like 5 to 6 qrts of oil for 7000 miles.  That service lead has since
> left. :)
> 
> I'm taking the car in Wednesday, any advise folks.
> 
> My old 73 mustang didn't consume this much oil!
> 
> Help,
> 
> Joe