Oil Usage MY08 1.9 TDi POLO

[polo_spec_d]

I'm not a wizz when it comes to diesels so ill thought ill post this up.

I'm using about 1L/1000kms of oil, I drive alot of kms every week, eg 600kms
I drive the little beast pretty hard eg up to 4,000rpm, But i let it warm up and cool down and take it alot easier for the first 20mins every drive eg dont go past 2,300rpm.

Is this oil usage to much? And also what oil would you recommend as i do track the car every 3 months and its driven pretty hard to.

Thanks,

Matt

[Spoddy]

My TDI used a heap in the 1st 7,000km (4 litres) and and now at 26,000km uses none.
Its pretty normal (and varies a lot) from what I can gather from the various posts in the forum.

Cheers

[GoLfMan]

i too flog the life outa my TDI Polo and rev it to 4000rpm and its chipped.

my cars done nearly 50k now and it hasnt used any oil since its last service

how many kms has yours done? Mine also used a bit of oil when it was new but stopped after the engine wore in and freed up a bit

[polo_spec_d]

i too flog the life outa my TDI Polo and rev it to 4000rpm and its chipped.

my cars done nearly 50k now and it hasnt used any oil since its last service

how many kms has yours done? Mine also used a bit of oil when it was new but stopped after the engine wore in and freed up a bit

Ive done 28,000kms in it atm

[Spoddy]

Ive done 28,000kms in it atm

Worth checking with the dealer - as you are replacing oil regularly is should be in good condition (using the VW approved?).

[GoLfMan]

Ive done 28,000kms in it atm

hmm thats interesting, as Spoddy said id be checking with the dealer to see if there's anything wrong with it

[polo_spec_d]

Worth checking with the dealer - as you are replacing oil regularly is should be in good condition (using the VW approved?).

Yeah im using VW approved oil and that, i have had a read of the users manual and it says 1L/1000kms is a average use of oil

[GoLfMan]

well if it says it, must be alright then

im tempted to drop my oil every 10k just cos of the way i drive it....

[polo_spec_d]

yeah im going to make that a regular thing now. I always changed the oil in my "other" car every 2,500kms before the gearbox went bang!

[GoLfMan]

isnt 2.5k a little too extreme bro?

oil quality and engine materials are at a level nowadays that they dont require that kind of upkeep.

[polo_spec_d]

isnt 2.5k a little too extreme bro?

oil quality and engine materials are at a level nowadays that they dont require that kind of upkeep.

It was a full track car, but still road legal

[GoLfMan]

It was a full track car, but still road legal

ohh thats awesome, a little off topic, what car was it?

[polo_spec_d]

ohh thats awesome, a little off topic, what car was it?

Volvo t5-r 240bhp at the front wheels

[phaeton]

I think from what I've read on the forums its the luck of the draw.

I chatted to a New Beetle (petrol) owner who complained of such high oil use compared to the previous car.

So far we put half a litre in the TDI its only done around 20Ks.

[Pumpe-Düse]

My TDI is nearly 11,000km old and I haven't checked the oil yet... I'm gonna have to and see if its used any at all.