RS asked for oil last night

[zei20t]

Weird, because after 6400km I didnt think the car would have used THAT much oil.

Got a warning on the MFD asking to check oil. Which I did. It was on the low indicator!

I only had 1L of Castrol Edge, so I chucked it in. Let it settle, started car, let run, stopped car. Back on full indicator.

I knew my fiat drank oil like its cheap, but the Skoda too?? Anyone else have a bit of oil consumption?

Also, the MFD does colour! I thought it was only white.

[Jake02]

TSI or TDI? Our T FSI (pre-facelift) RS uses a surprising amount of oil too and so does my brother's MkV GTI.

[zei20t]

Haha yeah good question, its the 147TSI. I forget they come in an oil burner model too - pun intended

Youre in Ryde? So its you ive seen around. I'm just near Midway shop.

[brad]

1L in the first 6400km is expected. What's more imortant is how long it takes to use the next 1L.

You haven't checked any of your fluids since new?

[dArK5HaD0w]

its "known feature" of the vag tsi engines.
been discussed a number of times over at briskoda.

its normal, and should b nothing to worry about.

having said that, mine was fine till the 1st 15k service.

[MisterT]

Hey same thing happened to me on Sunday (7500kms 2.0TSI). Called the dealership who advised to top up with Castrol Edge 5w-30 or bring it by for them to do it. I haven't had to add oil to a car since I owned a Dataun 200b in the 90's!

[brad]

It's the price you pay for fuel economy. VW engines aren't unique in having the problem. Gen4 Subarus (both H6 & H4) had oil burning issues for quite a while - the fix was various levels of engine rebuild. Early LS1 V8s had oil burning issues - the fix was to recalibrate the dipstick. Early alloy V8 BMWs had oil burning issues - the fix was a new block..... the list goes on.

[Mysticality]

125TDI... Zero oil issues.

[T Go]

My Mk6 GTI is the same.
I've had it for 13,000kms, and have topped up the oil twice on it.
Once, I took it to the dealer and they did it, the other time I just got 1L of VW approved oil and did it myself.

[zei20t]

OK then i wont worry about it

no, i didnt check all the fluids. ive only owned japanese cars and they dont use oil. i will now though lol

seems to be standard practice on a euro, however.

ill just keep a bottle of 5w30 hanging around for top ups.

[brad]

no, i didnt check all the fluids. ive only owned japanese cars and they dont use oil. i will now though lol

seems to be standard practice on a euro, however.

ill just keep a bottle of 5w30 hanging around for top ups.

Japanese cars use oil too........

[zei20t]

none of mine did, including the 84 exa turbo! then again ive only owned nissans and 1 honda, funnily enough it was an accord euro lol

maybe the SR20DET and VQ25DET engines are built better

[brad]

They are all "old tech" engines (good engines none-the-less). The issue is with modern engines (post 2000 design) that are trying to chase exceptional fuel economy by using low-tension rings & really hard ring & bore materials (among other things).

I agree, once you run the engine in (5000km) you shouldn't have to check/add oil more than once every 6 months but the modern stuff is bad for it & unfortunately VWs appear to be among the worst.

[zei20t]

the thing is i know now and the car has a 'low' warning and it takes 1L to get it back to high.

the oil was dark (as normal) but clean and smooth. just like the engine

im happy for the oil usage, damn its economical. i can put my boot in on the way home from work and still do 10-11L/100km!!

no one commented on my MFD doing colour. are they full colour??

[Jake02]

You're in Ryde? So its you I've seen around. I'm just near Midway shop.

After two+ years on this forum I've finally been spotted! Nice to have another RS in such proximity. How close to Midway? I'm just down Quarry Rd near Lane Cove Rd. Small world .

And even on our pre-FL RS the MFD does flash red if something's amiss so it is colour I guess.