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B8 S4 likes a lot of oil


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The car is a 10 Avant and needed over a litre of oil top-up before it's last service and oil change which was in August, I think. Last week it asked for another litre top up (which I haven't yet as I have 502.00 oild and it now needs 504.00) but after nagging us for a couple of days the warning went off again.

Two questions: Is it nomal for it to be so thirsty? - it's isn't driven hard very much as my wife generally has the kids in the back. Or is there something likely to be wrong with the sensor?

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Nah thats normal, just keep an eye on it. I keep half a litre in the car, much easier to pour a half empty bottle into the filler cap. I look 1.5 litres to Le Mans last year and used a litre of that. On average, mine uses half litre every 500 miles (B6 S4 V8)

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Or is there something likely to be wrong with the sensor?

I doubt it - my B7 RS4 took at least two litres of top up oil before the first service - it may even have been three litres. I think your will find your oil usage to be fairly normal but you can always Post on the RS.246 Forum and see what feedback you get there too. +++

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  • 2 months later...

The B8 3.0 TFSI can drink 0.5 litres every 1000km according to the owners manual, which is only approx 620 miles. So 1 litre every 1250 miles or so would be regarded normal.

Personally mine has used a full litre in 1600 miles.

I will only do around 6k miles a year and like to exercise the performance when practical, so I am on 10k mile or annual oil services. At this rate I am still looking at nearly 4 litres of top up between oil changes!

It is a little alien to me as my 14 year old 2.7 V6 bi-turbo never required a top up between services in 6 years!

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