I`d like to know which vehicles out there are known to have oil related problems, be it sludge or wear! Just curious!!
Hasbeen
quote:VW did have a service action for 1999/2000 2.0 gas engines that experienced excessive oil consumption. It included new piston rings and honing an "X" pattern into the cylinder walls for additional oil retention. I'm fairly sure VW had the situation under control by the 2001 model year since we see very few of them with oil issues. My Wife drives an `03 Golf 2.0. I run Rotella T 5w40 in it and the consumption is negligible. There are several other employees at this dealership driving 2.0s, none of them have ever reported an oil problem. IMO, the VW/Audi 1.8 turbo engine has more oil issues than the 2.0. The bottom line is....if you're driving a 1.8t and you don't like to change your oil, be prepared for an oil pump and/or turbo failure. We've seen way too many 1.8t customers that drive them hard and never even look at the dipstick.
My sisterinlaw had a 1999 (newer body style) VW jetta with the base model 2.0L gas 4cyl. At 80Kmi it would consume 1qt/500mi!! It burned 1qt/1Kmi when she bought it with 20Kmi. The thing ran like a top, didn't smoke or leak a drop!
quote:Think again. A friend of mine bought a 2002 Golf for his girlfriend and they just had VW rebuild their engine because it was burning too much oil. I don't know the exact figure but it was more than a liter every 2000km. They bought the car new and it had less than 50,000km on it when they rebuilt it for them. They tried to weasel out of the rebuild but my friend was very persistant and finally convinced them to re-ring it.
Originally posted by Volkster: VW did have a service action for 1999/2000 2.0 gas engines that experienced excessive oil consumption. It included new piston rings and honing an "X" pattern into the cylinder walls for additional oil retention. I'm fairly sure VW had the situation under control by the 2001 model year since we see very few of them with oil issues.
quote:Hi Patman. I think the term I used was "very few". Oil consumption for 1999/2000 was more widespread. Glad to hear they got the re-ring done though. I work in VW/Audi parts. I know VW service requires some kind of documented oil consumption test before VW warranty will approve any work. Its a PITA, I know. [ November 05, 2003, 05:56 PM: Message edited by: Volkster ]
Think again. A friend of mine bought a 2002 Golf for his girlfriend and they just had VW rebuild their engine because it was burning too much oil.
quote:Yep, my friend had to go through the oil consumption test first and only then did they finally listen to his rantings and grant him his wish for a rebuild. I believe he's had no issues since then though.
Originally posted by Volkster:quote:Hi Patman. I think the term I used was "very few". Oil consumption for 1999/2000 was more widespread. Glad to hear they got the re-ring done though. I work in VW/Audi parts. I know VW service requires some kind of documented oil consumption test before VW warranty will approve any work. Its a PITA, I know.
Think again. A friend of mine bought a 2002 Golf for his girlfriend and they just had VW rebuild their engine because it was burning too much oil.
quote:I don't know, I can imagine Chrysler has been designing and building cars for a while. I think they know as much about it as Honda.
I have seen a lot of Chrysler mini-vans that burn oil. And strangely enough quite a few Honda's too. .... Chryslers I can imagine are from some faulty design, but the Honda's are probably owner neglect.