RobA3 Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 Alright guys I have got a 2001 1.8T covered 30000 miles I was checking all of my levels two weeks ago when I checked the dipstick the oil level was at the lower mark I bought 1 litre of oil and I put in at least 3/4 of bottle to top up to correct level, I have just checked this again and the level has gone down slightly just showing the first line of dots on the dipstick, so basically is this normal or is it a little excessive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 My TT never used much oil, but previous VWs have used loads which they always assured me was usual - if you check your handbook it should give you a figure for what is acceptable usage and then you could measure against that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drillslinger Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 Rob, my A3 used right about 1 liter of oil from new, until the first 30k km service. She hasn't used that much since. HOWEVER, from what I understand, oil consumption is something that is different with each engine so.... Also, are you sure the latest bit of oil was used up? Could it have simply been a variation in reading. i.e. when the engine's been sitting overnight, the level will be higher than when just run, etc, etc. Just an idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobA3 Posted August 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 I checked from cold last week and it was bang on the full mark and again this morning from cold and it was a little lower guess I will have to keep a eye on it. Thanks for the advice guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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