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  • #16
    are you able to speak to another service centre about this?
    I mean, as a competitor to your normal service centre, they should be keen to point out what they're doing (as you mentioned you don't know what they're doing in the back of the shop)
    You should be able to get some honest tips, if they want to earn your business
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    • #17
      We did what Debbie is wanting to do already. They topped it up then told him to use it for 1000km and bring it back for a check. They said it went down a bit but seemed normal

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      • #18
        Debbie,

        You should check the oil level before you take it in for checking by your dealer, and afterwards, that way you will have a pretty good idea of how much your engine used and what they added while "in the back".

        IMO VW's claim that using up to 1 litre per 1,000Km is "normal" is just so they can deny there is a problem when there is one. I wonder if a car that is burning that much oil would pass a strict emission test.

        I've never had a car that wasn't severely worn use even 250 ml per 1,000Km. My last car (Laser TX3 DOHC) didn't use much oil at all, even after 190,000Km, and neither of my current vehicles use much either (I never have to add any between oil changes).
        Last edited by gregozedobe; 12-03-2010, 12:23 AM.
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        • #19
          Yes thanks ill check it on the dipstick before i take it in ,also I have called other VW specialists and mechanics and they all say the same thing they seem to cover each other Debbie

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          • #20
            The other thing to remember is just because a lot of VWs use excessive amounts of oil doesn't mean that they are 100% OK mechanically.

            In other words all these engines that use excessive amounts of oil probably all have the same fault: rings that aren't scraping the oil off the cylinders properly so too much oil is getting into the combustion chamber and being burnt.

            So when they tell you "That is normal, they all do that" you can reply "No, not ALL of them do it, only some, and it is NOT acceptable".
            2017 MY18 Golf R 7.5 Wolfsburg wagon (boring white) delivered 21 Sep 2017, 2008 Octavia vRS wagon 2.0 TFSI 6M (bright yellow), 2006 T5 Transporter van 2.5 TDI 6M (gone but not forgotten).

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            • #21
              The oil check update : Well I took it in for the first 1000km oil check, and they had to put 250mil in they said that they want me to bring it in 4 times to have it checked each 1000km I told them i want it recorded ,debbie

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              • #22
                Originally posted by debbie View Post
                The oil check update : Well I took it in for the first 1000km oil check, and they had to put 250mil in they said that they want me to bring it in 4 times to have it checked each 1000km I told them i want it recorded ,debbie
                Yeah, with the paper work given to you each time you go in.
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                • #23
                  update well took it back for the 2nd 1000km check and this time it was 400ml had to go in ,debbie

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