Re: VR6 Oil consumption -Reply

["S. Joseph Mann" <joem@pswtech.com>]

I got something similar out of VW in Austin.  I had an old 1973, 351
Cleveland Mustang that consumed/leaked oil than my VR6.

Don, I would really like to hear your opinion on this. I'm sure we all
would.

Thanks

Joe 
95 GLX
30K miles
No mods


Vojin Janjic wrote:
> 
> >     burning a lot of oil, 2qts in 2,800 miles.  VW says this is
> >normal and       the spec. for a problem is 2qts. in 500miles!!!
> >That's ludicrous!       Anyone else having any high oil
> >consumption probs.?
> 
> Hey Andy
> 
> I went through the exercise of "oil consumption testing" with a
> VW service about a year ago.  At a time, I suspected unusually
> high consumption and wanted to make sure it's documented
> under 2 yr./24,000 mile warranty.  No leaks, no drips.
> 
> The test seemed to be somewhat of a joke - they overfilled the
> engine with oil (slightly above max line on dipstick).  I asked
> about that, they said, "Oh, that's within the specifications."
> Whatever.  Then, they performed 3 "special oil level checkups"
> every 750 miles.  So, about 2,200 miles later, they said : ALL
> OK.
> 
> So, I learned to live with it - about 1 quart every 2,500 miles
> (approximately, I don't really try to keep track of it).
> 
> Good luck
> Vojin