Polo GTI high oil consumption?

**gavs** · 16-03-2011, 09:16 AM

Hey all,

Another Polo site I am signed up with noticed something disturbing regarding oil use in the new gtis...

UK-POLOS.NET • View forum - MKVIII Polo (The new new new Polo)

**break** · 16-03-2011, 10:07 AM

That link only directs to the main forum, not to the specific page you're talking about.

High oil usage is pretty common on the VAG motors, particularly the newer motors (I know the 2.0T in the Golf GTI has a horrible thirst for oil)

**weedub** · 16-03-2011, 10:28 AM

My oil light came on this morning at start up then went off again after driving for a while. The car has done 2000kms and took a litre of new oil at the 1000km mark. Looks like it will be 1 litre every 1000 kms for me.

**Corey_R** · 16-03-2011, 10:40 AM

I wonder whether the people with the oil issues are babying the car during the "break in period", or waiting until it warms up (the oil, not the water) and then driving it enthusiastically (as you normally would)?

My observation is that the people who baby the cars during break in have high oil usage. The people who floor the gas as soon as they get it don't (not literally straight out of the dealer's drive away, but 10 minutes later once the engine oil is up to normal operating temp).

**GraveDilute** · 16-03-2011, 11:38 AM

On this topic. I took a looksy and saw my engine oil is low. I've just clocked 1000 kms on my baby.

Recommended engine oil for top up?

**pologti18t** · 16-03-2011, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by GraveDilute

On this topic. I took a looksy and saw my engine oil is low. I've just clocked 1000 kms on my baby.

Recommended engine oil for top up?

Surely it's in the owners manual.

**gavs** · 16-03-2011, 12:01 PM

VW Approved 502 oil.

My bad about the link, see here maybe....

UK-POLOS.NET • View topic - Using Oil!

in reference to what Corey said, it is seeming more and more true that the topic brought up in another post about loading the engine up hard in the first 100kms (once warmed up of course) is getting truer and truer for new cars. I personally will be doing this in the GTI when I get it because if at the first service I have alreeady put 20L of oil through it, I'm not going to be happy!!!!!!

**Brendan_A** · 16-03-2011, 12:13 PM

My twincharged Golf has only 200ml in 5700km. I never flogged it from new but I didn't baby either.

**Corey_R** · 16-03-2011, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by gavs

VW Approved 502 oil.

Hey gavs, are you sure that it's VW Spec 502 which the new Polo GTI uses? I would have thought it was 504.00 of which you can always find the latest approved lists of oils here.