VW Jetta 2.0 Liter

[Doolmeister]

My oil consumpution is just a little over a quart over 1000 miles.... any suggestions on Cause/Remedy?

It is a 2002 has 33,000 miles on it. Of course the Dealer say's perfectly Normal, I don't believe it, any engine that loses that much oils is not proper.

 

[Bugzii]

The 2.0 engine is an old design and is known to consume more oil than average. VW does have a Tech Service Bulletin (TSB) for this issue. You should ask the dealer about it.

If there's nothing they can do, you can try thicker oil. 10w-30 or 10w-40.

 

[Ferrari]

My father had a leased 2.0L Jetta that used to burn about the same. VW said it's because we're not using the recommended oil, which is dino 15W-40, even in the middle of winter.

I'd recommend trying Amsoil 10W-40, that seemed to burn the least out of all the oils we tried.

 

[Quattro Pete]

FYI, the recommended oil visc. is 5w-40 for this engine (at least for a 2001 model year it is), but can be substituted for 5w-30 if 5w-40 is not available. I know some VW dealers just put the 5w-30 in it.

If I'm not mistaken, the owner's manual also states that up to 1qt of oil consumption per 1K miles is still within norm. I'll leave this without a comment.

I don't have any advice for you other than posting this on VWvortex forums asking them for advice. I'm sure you're not the first one with this problem.

 

[fields]

I changed my 2002 with 5/30 mobil 1. It then started to use about 1qt per 1000 miles. Now, I have rotella 5/40 in it, and it uses no oil! The manual does require a 5/40 and it made a big difference with mine. Go to walmart!

richard

 

[Nosmo King]

This was a great engine until the bean counters got involved.
They have low tension oil rings and VW considers 1 litre per 1000 kilometers normal.( EPA etc )

Well they are idiots. Now the people that are not idiots are the VW tech people that all use 15w-50 and in Australia 20w-50 in their personal cars.

Now I own a 1986 GTI with the 1.8 engine.
It gets 20W - 50.

I also have a 2003 2.0 litre engine.
Its diet is 0w-40.

I have factory manuals for both engines and the theory that the newer engines have tighter clearance is just not true.

I have compared both motors and in point of fact the earlier motor has tighter piston specs ( example ring side clearance.

So you wont get any help from VW so I would recommend that you thicken up the oil and see if this helps.

 

[TooSlick]

Nosmo,

I had a 1997 Jetta with this engine that I leased for a year and turned back early. I ran the factory fill for 5000 miles and then switched to a 0w-30 synthetic. I ran that oil for 16,000 miles/1 year of mostly highway driving - including a trip from Ca to Al in the summer - and oil consumption was about a quart.

I honestly don't understand what VW is doing on some of their newer engines. My 1990, 2.3L Audi engine has 215,000 miles and uses about a qt in 5000 miles (running 20w-50) - and some of that is from leakage!

Tooslick

 

[Sin City]

I think 1 quart of oil consumption per 1,000 miles is terrible for a fairly new car. If this was my car I would be really

at VW! In your climate in Tulsa, OK you should be able to safely use a 10W-40 motor oil year-round. If you want to use a synthetic oil than I would suggest a 5W-40 or even 5W-50 motor oil. If you use a conventional oil be sure to buy an oil that meets the latest API specification which is SL. For a synthetic oil I would look for the European ACEA A3/B3 specs.

I am not very confident of VW's quality control. I have just ready too many complaints about VW's using way too much oil. However some engines can require a significant amount of make-up oil and still last 200,000+ miles. In your case since VW says everything is fine I would first try using a thicker oil and if the engine still consumes anything close to 1 quart per 1,000 miles then I would go back to VW and demand that they do something about the problem.

[ November 02, 2003, 02:27 AM: Message edited by: Sin City ]

 

[TSoA]

Rotella 5w-40 works well, I have it in two 2.0s now. Mobil 1 15w-50 might be really good for you. Syntec 10w-40 or 20w-50 are fine too.