Hi all I have an r36 Passat. It's got 214,000km on it. Love it to bits. Done timing chains and replaced the gearbox already. Also did the flywheel. however I'm losing oil. Don't notice any blue smoke etc. Service history is great. Last interval I burnt around 500ml in 10,000km. But I checked today and I've done about 3000km since oil change and had to put in 500ml. Seems excessive. Using 5w30. Are these motors prone to oil burning?
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Passat r36 oil consumption
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Few people on here with BWS engines, so I am sure they will chime in.
With mine, I don't lose any oil between services, but it is way lower KMs than yours, 150kkm, places I would check valve cover gasket leaks and PCV valve leaks; if you did the chains and gearbox, I am guessing the rear main seal was done at the same time?MY12 Passat FSI Highline | 3.6L VR6 | Cashmere Brown | Driver Assistance Package | Dynaudio | Discover Media | TPMS Direct | Side Assist | Adaptive Cruise | 3D colour cluster | More coming soon
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You can try a 5w40 see if the extra viscosity helps.
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Passat r36 oil consumption
Any oil is better than no oil.
However I would probably stick with the oil that you have to top up, if you run out that is different.
Next oil change, go to the 40 weight oil
The reason that you can’t find 504/507 spec oils is that that specification is 5w30 and it is designed for Europe. You will not find a 5w40 or 10w40 but you will find it in 502/505 VW spec
Sent from me [emoji2957]Last edited by lloydus67; 09-05-2023, 08:22 PM.
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Originally posted by Gerzos View PostOk thank you. Will try the 5w40 nylon this week and see how I go.
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It’s interesting that Penrite list hpr5 5/40 as an option for the 3.2L vr6 but only lists 5/30 for the 3.6?
Our 3.2 uses about 1Lt between services. I’ve always used hpr5 as I think the 5/30 is more aimed at economy rather than looking after the engine.
Any car will also use more if you drive it hard or tow.
I wouldn’t be worried about 500ml in 3000km.
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In my B6 3.2lt with nearly 350K kms I use a thicker oil in summer time such as fully synthetic 15W50 since at those kms I don't need to worry too much about valve clearances anymore. In cooler months however I use 10W30 or 15W40. But I do agree that generally speaking some oil consumption, especially in older VW models, is typically expected.
High/er oil burning can also be caused by hotter running engine due to coolant deterioration. In my case the oil burning seem to vary from service to service but I suspect is due to factors such as style of driving, highway/city use ratio. I tend to change my engine oil every 5-7 thousand km as the price for oil is relatively cheap in comparison to having an engine change.2006 VW Passat Sedan 3.2lt AXZ, FSI 4motion, another milestone - 398K ... and still going
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