RE: Burning oil

[Marc Gallagher <mgallagher@Langan.com>]

My 97 (with s/c) consumes very little oil.  generally less than 1/2 quart
per 4,000 miles.  Dino oil only.

marc
97 GLX-z


-----Original Message-----
From: Darren Gibbons [mailto:dgibbons@openroad.ca]
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 5:18 PM
To: jettaglx@igtc.com
Subject: RE: Burning oil


I've got a '97 and I burn about a litre every three months or so.  Every car
I've owned has burned oil (admittedly, the previous ones were quite a bit
older).  I just assumed it was normal.

Does anyone have a VR6 that doesn't consume oil?

Darren.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-jettaglx@igtc.com [mailto:owner-jettaglx@igtc.com]On Behalf
> Of jeff
> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 1:15 PM
> To: jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject: Burning oil
>
>
> I have a '98 GLX with 60k and I'm burning oil.  No visible leaks
> that I can see,
> but I'm definitely using oil (I use Valvoline 10w-40 synthetic
> blend).  This has
> been happening for some time and I believe it is because the
> engine is running
> hot, rather than from a leak.
>
> My coolant level was low and I topped it off, but haven't need to
> since then.  My
> oil and coolant gauges don't tell me I'm running hot, but the fan
> always kicks on
> after I turn the engine off (but this may be normal) and if I pop
> the hood after
> driving it, I have to back away from the heat.
>
> I'm wondering if this is a cooling system problem or something
> else?  I would
> think that my gauges would show that I'm running hot, but they
> don't.  Maybe a
> stuck thermostat? (the coolant gauge has never gone above the
> center point).
>
> Also, the car has had a loud squeaking noise almost from day one
> that sounds like
> a belt, but I don't think it is.  I can't isolate where it is
> coming from, but it
> doesn't sound like it's the belt.  The dealer never did anything
> when it was under
> warranty because by the time I'd drive to the dealer, the noise
> had stopped (it
> would go away after about 5-10 minutes of driving), but now it's
> there all the
> time, and I'm past my 2 year warranty.  Not sure if this is
> related, because the
> oil problem is more recent, maybe six months or so.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> thanks,
> jeff