Bottom line is older engines require more oil because they have: Worn Piston Rings Bad Valve Seals A worn out turbo if your car is turbo-charged Engine runs hot But what about new engines?
Here's some of the explanations we've found: Modern engines can burn through more oil because of lower tension piston rings that are used to promote better fuel economy. There's more use of "sacrificial oil. The Consumer Reports However, the judge in the case said the automaker raised important defenses such as: All cars use oil and oil consumption issues were disclosed in the vehicle owner's manual. The engine warning light was coming on when oil levels got too low.
Oil consumption can be viewed as a maintenance issue making it difficult to establish if an actionable defect exists. VW could use those same defenses to fight off any future lawsuits.
Problems with Oil Consumption? Try This. There is no oil ever on the ground. The car is not burning oil. The car is burning oil at an alarming rate. I have to add 4 quarts of oil between oil changes. Since I bought the car I've always had issues with the oil consumption. The dealership told me this!!
If I did this my engine would quiet literally blow up. I've been told repeatedly by multiple foreign repair shops non vw dealership that this is a common issue with this motor but for whatever reason the cc models were not recalled. By the sounds of it's a repair that vw refuses to acknowledge or fix.
I might be a female but I'm not that stupid to know that this isn't normal! Car is burning excessive oil within 3, miles after oil change. Oil consumption. Ian now adding a quart of oil at 3, miles and the oil light is coming on. I have only ever brought the car to vw for all service including oil changes on regular schedule according to dealer. My car is under miles, don't even have the first schedule oil change and experience excessive oil consumption.
I have taken it to the car dealer and just top off the oil. Something is wrong with the engine. Began to drive vehicle yesterday to fuel up.
Went off after a few seconds and then came back on and wouldn't go off. Drove 6 blocks back home. Did not feel it was safe to drive car any further. Vw dealer does not know why that warning message came on. They don't know what to do or what to fix.
They said fuel pump recall may fix the problem. That recall is now 10 months old with no sign of parts being ready. I purchased this vehicle used at 42k miles in may But, a low oil level does not necessarily indicate that you are burning oil. It could be leaking out of the engine.
If you normally park your Passat in one place, look under it and see if there is any fluid under the engine. This could indicate that the oil is exiting through the seals, and not through the combustion chamber. If oil is slipping past the valve seals, it can make its way onto the spark plugs. When this happens your Passat is likely to start running worse and misfiring, as the spark plug will no longer be able to achieve a clean spark.
Burning oil has its own smell. The gap between you cylinder wall and the piston is measured in hundredths of an inch. When they go bad, oil will be allowed into the combustion chamber and there will be blue smoke. Since the Accord vastly outsold those vehicles, the 19 complaints about oil consumption for the Accord are statistically meaningless. I have owned around 45 cars in my lifetime.
That is what My Ford Escort uses. However, my Mazda RX 7 that I had burned a quart of oil every 50 miles no joke. That is when you know you have a problem. Originally Posted by las vegas drunk.
Originally Posted by johnfrisco. Toyota say the same thing--it's normal to burn a quart of oil every miles. I don't buy it. Honda has a similiar policy. Someone told me it is because the of the higher compression in today's engines--but I am skeptical. Originally Posted by marmac. Currently driving a Toyota Camry with a 4 cyl. I had a Audi A4 2. If you pushed the pedal to the floor and looked in the rearview mirror, you'd see a big puff of oily smoke.
I agree. Newer cars today are burning oil like crazy!
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