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    Oil Usage MY08 1.9 TDi POLO

    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.

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    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.

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    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
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    Quote Originally Posted by GoLfMan View Post
    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
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    Quote Originally Posted by polo_spec_d View Post
    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?).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spoddy View Post
    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
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    Quote Originally Posted by polo_spec_d View Post
    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
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