Polo GTI High Oil Usage - Discussion Thread

[broxigar1983]

A long read, but well worth it. Very interesting and sound technical advice IMO. The first oil change so soon sounds like an over-the-top practice, but I see where he's coming from.

I'll be breaking in my GTI this way. Yes I can see it now, pick it up from Sutherland VW and straight into the Royal National Park (only 5 min from the dealer) for a spirited blast.

And I, from the dealership, up the Kangaroo ground - Kinglake road

That is exactly what I did once I got mine delivered. you WILL become addicted to that piece of road. Shame there isn't more like it around the city too.

RNP is as good as ruined these days due to too many (mainly motorbike) accidents. There is always a HWP hiding at the southern end (offshoot road that goes downhill, so you can't see him). Add the recently installed double yellows & the reduction in speed limit to 60kmh & it's not the piece of road it once was.

Looks like we need a thread about the "Best road in the Oz World" or "Roads that we need to travel"

[pologti18t]

Looks like we need a thread about the "Best road in the Oz World" or "Roads that we need to travel"

Been done to death. Do a google search

[gavs]

Ok, just as an update from the old dart:

According to some dealers over in the uk, they know of this issue as being related to a fault in the pistonrings or as they say, piston scrapers. This is what Arun over there has had to say so far...

"My GTI took 1 litre of oil at 3500 miles. Then at 5500 the oil light came on. Took it back to the dealer who performed a controlled oil check, apparently a manufacturing fault with pistons so they are now getting replaced."

Will keep you all updated

[RoknRob]

I wonder... My GTI came with a glossy pamphlet all about oil and telling me all cars use oil... I have not had to top up a car (between services) since my 1990 Nissan turned 6 years old. I am dreading the fact that VW is telling me to expect it this time... in 2011...

[brad]

I wonder... My GTI came with a glossy pamphlet all about oil and telling me all cars use oil... I have not had to top up a car (between services) since my 1990 Nissan turned 6 years old. I am dreading the fact that VW is telling me to expect it this time... in 2011...

The price of technology & the demand for lower fuel consumption. Subaru have also had oil consumption issues for the last 5 years. It's due to very hard cylinder bores & low tension rings. They need to have the bulk of bedding-in done in the first 1000km or the process then becomes very slow with ongoing oil consumption problems.

My 1.8TSI has never used oil in 70,000km.
Ran it in making sure I was getting boost pressure in behind the rings & also letting the engine slow the car down. I didn't use 5th or 6th for the first 1000km. I also didn't change the oil until 15,000km (about 8 months ownership).
I never warm up in the driveway - simply start, drive out garage & wait for auto door to close, connect seatbelt, connect ipod & drive fairly conservatively until the water temp is about 1/3. Then I drive briskly but rarely thrash it.

[dav]

Ok, just as an update from the old dart:

According to some dealers over in the uk, they know of this issue as being related to a fault in the pistonrings or as they say, piston scrapers. This is what Arun over there has had to say so far...

"My GTI took 1 litre of oil at 3500 miles. Then at 5500 the oil light came on. Took it back to the dealer who performed a controlled oil check, apparently a manufacturing fault with pistons so they are now getting replaced."

Will keep you all updated

I've topped up approximately 2-3 liters to 5500 lol. Did an oil/filer change at that point and so far its been quite stable.

Spent about 50% of the time in the first 1000 Kms in S mode to run it in. Maybe I should have been on S permanently.

Gav: keep us posted on that UK one please :p

[Guy_H]

One user here : Polo Gti reliabilty

Had an engine failure after 115kms & 2 hours.

[pologti18t]

The price of technology & the demand for lower fuel consumption. Subaru have also had oil consumption issues for the last 5 years. It's due to very hard cylinder bores & low tension rings. They need to have the bulk of bedding-in done in the first 1000km or the process then becomes very slow with ongoing oil consumption problems.

My 1.8TSI has never used oil in 70,000km.
Ran it in making sure I was getting boost pressure in behind the rings & also letting the engine slow the car down. I didn't use 5th or 6th for the first 1000km. I also didn't change the oil until 15,000km (about 8 months ownership).
I never warm up in the driveway - simply start, drive out garage & wait for auto door to close, connect seatbelt, connect ipod & drive fairly conservatively until the water temp is about 1/3. Then I drive briskly but rarely thrash it.

That's exactly how I have run in the last 2 cars of mine. The result is an engine that goes hard and uses negligable oil between services.

[Gambit]

what you "rarely thrash it." heheh come on, drive it like its suppose to be driven

[brad]

what you "rarely thrash it." heheh come on, drive it like its suppose to be driven

I live within Sydney & use the car to commute. Unless I want to look like a rabid P-Plater there is no point doing anything besides "going with the flow". I also have 330Nm to play with, so thrashing isn't really needed