How do you know which polo GTIs are affected from high oil usage?

**brad** · 05-03-2014, 08:22 AM

Originally Posted by hng049

Hmmmm haven't noticed anything. Is that how you tell? I thought it was by year or engine batch number?

I would think you could tell if you were affected by oil consumption issues by checking the oil every couple of fuel fills - you'll soon get a feel for if it's an oil burner or a tight one

**brad** · 05-03-2014, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by hng049

My car is out of warranty now. So if it does have the oil consumption issue, what can I do about it? I just bought it... :/

Statutory Warranty. There's plenty of threads about oil consumption & your consumer rights.

You don't even know if you have a problem yet. Cart before horse.

**gavs** · 05-03-2014, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by brad

Statutory Warranty. There's plenty of threads about oil consumption & your consumer rights.

You don't even know if you have a problem yet. Cart before horse.

This is exactly right. I know a guy that just had his engine changed out in his mk5 Jetta 1.4tsi because of excessive oil consumption due to low compression in cylinder 1. All done as a 'goodwill' gesture. Crap. Vag did it so they didn't have another sh*tstorm on their hands just after winning wheels car of the year

As RoknRob said, it's down to 2 main factors. 1) vw can't build a well toleranced engine and 2) the pressures created by the engine which cause big vacuums and a lot of blowby in the factory D program for the dsg just suck oil into the combustion chambers and burn it out the back. Or deposit it in your intercooler

Spend the money on a dsg tune, less oil consumption and increased clutch life

**zoomda** · 05-03-2014, 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by hng049

Hi everyone. I just bought a 2011 Polo GTI second hand from a private seller. Everything was ok with it and he mentioned that he had the DSG updated from that recall issue they had. I just read about oil issues though and am not too sure whether my car is affected. How do you know which models are the ones with high oil consumption? Thanks!

You poor soul.

How do you tell which ones? Look for the GTI badge on the back of it. Get rid of it before it costs you an arm and a leg. That's what we'll be doing with ours as soon as the lease is up.

**Lucas_R** · 05-03-2014, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by zoomda

You poor soul.

How do you tell which ones? Look for the GTI badge on the back of it. Get rid of it before it costs you an arm and a leg.

+1. I would just assume/accept that it does use oil, with the faint glimmer of hope that it may possibly not.

**ATYPIC** · 05-03-2014, 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by zoomda

You poor soul.

How do you tell which ones? Look for the GTI badge on the back of it. Get rid of it before it costs you an arm and a leg. That's what we'll be doing with ours as soon as the lease is up.

Wowee...what an imperious attitude you have...telling someone to get rid of their new car just because you clearly have salt in your own wounds

**Veeduby** · 05-03-2014, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by brad

Statutory Warranty. There's plenty of threads about oil consumption & your consumer rights.

You don't even know if you have a problem yet. Cart before horse.

Yep this. But for your own peace of mind just buy a 1L top up bottle from VW/somewhere and stick it in your boot - fits near the spare tyre.

**zoomda** · 06-03-2014, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by ATYPIC

Wowee...what an imperious attitude you have...telling someone to get rid of their new car just because you clearly have salt in your own wounds

It is the best possible advice to give and it's not based purely on my experience. No point beating around the bush with it, getting rid of the car is the best option imo. They are rubbish. I've had two cars with that engine and gearbox and they both had inexcusable issues. Other issues with the Polo just continue, there is ALWAYS something wrong with it.

I don't base my comments solely on my experience with these vehicles either. There are enormous threads on here for high oil usage, Polo problems register, DSG issues for the 7sp DSG... and then there is the information I receive directly from VW service employees.

Yes it's not what people want to hear when they have just bought one of these vehicles but it is what they need to hear, whether you like it or not.

**iigx** · 06-03-2014, 01:22 PM

I've had my GTI 2 years on the nose now. Since my engine was replaced exactly 1 year ago i have not had a single issue with the car minus some DSG slipping which I am now used to and can thus deal with / work with. Because of this i've decided to keep my POG long term. Not really caring about resale value, but i'm also not sure about bothering with tunes and exhaust upgrades as it may create a problem that currently doesnt exist.