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My mom was one of the first 50 to buy an Audi A3 in the US and we still have the car with 175k miles on it. Early FSI were notorious for CBU, oil burning, and fuel dilution. Yes it did have carbon build up but it wasn't till 161k miles It started to have a cold start misfire. $395 later all...

That's my point. I've read about the horrors of VCM and oil burning and installing the muzzler will prevent it if installed when new. With 130k miles and no oil consumption and no complaints about vibration, why re-engineer something that's not broken. I don't know why other VCM owners have...

I've maintained my aunt's 2015 Pilot since new and now has 131k miles and go by the maintenance minder which sets off at about 7.5k miles. Absolutely no oil burning, dipstick still at the full mark. I use either Mobil 1, Castrol, or Pennzoil 0w20 whichever is cheaper at Walmart. She does mostly...

My aunt has a '15 Honda Pilot AWD that I maintain. 130k miles on it, had it since new, changes oil based of the OLM of 10% which is around 7.5k miles. Surprisingly, does not burn a drop of oil, and to her she does not feel the vibrations or know when it goes into 3 or 4 cylinder mode. When I...

I have a VEMO headlight switch for a 02 VW Golf for the past five years. Exterior fit and finish matches OE, no electrical issues. The only thing wrong is the backlighting on the switch does not dim with the dimmer switch but out of sight, out of mind so it doesn't bother me.

My aunt's 2015 Honda Pilot and her previous 2007 Pilot does the same thing. I believe it's normal because now when I'm in the parking lot, I can always tell if it's a Honda idling with it's AC on due to the compressor cycling. We have a lot of idling cars here in Phoenix due to the heat, and...

All 6 of the VW/Audi (models from 02-16) my family has under report the mpg when calculated by hand vs computer. 5/6 do better than the EPA rating. Must be a VAG thing. For sure the speedometer reads 2mph faster than GPS but odometer is spot on. I've read many posts that the HP ratings are also...

The MK6 Jetta uses the Gen 2 09G which is made by Aisin and specs for essentially ATF W-S (can be found at Toyota dealer for cheap). MK5 Jetta uses Gen 1 with the same transmission but specs T-IV (also found at Toyota dealer for cheap)

Make sure the Pilot is the AWD model and not FWD. The FWD have cylinder deactivation and my aunt had a 2007 FWD Pilot that ejected the spark plug at ~110k miles and loved to burn oil. Too costly to repair so she replaced it with a 2015 Pilot with VCM.

My brother has an 06 Audi A3 with a similar version of your engine. It has two oil lights. One indicates yellow meaning to add 1 qt of oil. The other light is a red light (same pictogram) indicating oil pressure low. If it was the yellow oil level light, then burning 1qt in 5k miles is just...

check out Lance campers models 1475 or 1575. Light weight with perceived premium quality. I have no experience with one though.

I put new Pirelli Scorpion Verde A/S Plus tires on my '13 VW Touareg with stock wheels and size 265/50R19. I've been to Discount Tire 4 times to get it to balance, each visit wasted an hour. I get vibrations from the seat and steering wheel at 60+mph. I've done the TSB for how to mount the...

My aunt traded in her 2nd hand Honda Pilot (2nd owner) and Carfax initially listed it as a two owner vehicle but then a couple days later Carfax and the dealer said it was a one owner vehicle. I saved them as PDFs.

I’ve removed window tint on three of my cars easily as they look better without the tint. What I do is I use ammonia in a spray bottle and spray the window tint. Then use a black garbage bag cut in half and place it on the window, using ammonia to hold. Park in the sun if you can and let it sit...

Shift to D4 if the transmission shifts frequently. These Honda V6 loves to rev. My aunt's Honda Pilot towed a 4,000 lb boat with no issues once shifted to D3 (5 speed auto). From page 406 of the Odyssey manual: "Shift to the position D4 if the transmission shifts frequently."

The family's Toyota Sequoia is the worst. Light comes on but you have nearly 7 gallons left meanwhile the distance indicator says 0 miles. My VW Golf TDI is very precise and accurate. The light always comes on at 1.9 gallons. I'm always able to calculate my rough mpg to within 0.3mpg when the...

Chevy equinox seems to fit the bill. Awd crossover, 29mpg highway, 18.8 gal tank for theoretical 545 miles. Starts under $30. No experience with one but it fits all the check boxes you are asking for.

The manual specs any Audi 502.00 spec which ranges from 5w30 to 5w40. It's hot in Phoenix and I guess I could let the car idle for a minute or two when it gets cold in Phoenix (like 40F is the lowest it will get) if it's better to run the 10w40?

Intro: I bought a used 2004 Audi Allroad with the 2.7 twin turbo engine in January for a decent price of $3500. The body and interior were in immaculate condition and was owned by a Canadian snow bird who would drive down to Phoenix during the winter months. The car would sag every night (hence...

it gets changed out early twice at 15kmiles interval (30k total) then goes to approximately 30k miles afterwards if it's like my aunts Honda Pilot.