EssFour Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 How much engine oil are other S4 owners getting through between services/monthly. I bought my beast at the end of Jan 06 and since then it has got through nearly 4 litres of engine oil. My daily commute is 50 miles, total, motorway and urban combined. My driving style is not heavy footed although I do like to give it the full beans occasionally . My old S3 used to get through the oil too but this beast is on another level. I am going to call the stealer but before I do I would like ot get a general consensus. I am expecting the usual fob off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmmlmmam Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Mine uses very little. I've added only 1L in the 16k it has done. Work out your consumption as Litre/1000miles. This is what the dealer will want to know. Unfortunately IIRC they consider anything up to 1L/1000miles to be "normal" CM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssFour Posted April 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Mine uses very little. I've added only 1L in the 16k it has done. Work out your consumption as Litre/1000miles. This is what the dealer will want to know. Unfortunately IIRC they consider anything up to 1L/1000miles to be "normal" CM [/ QUOTE ] Cheers. If the stealer percieves 1L/1000 miles as being normal then mine would also be normal...! I have owend a couple of jalopies in my time and thay never used this much oil. Why does it appear we are at different ends of the oil useage spectrum, you with 1L in 16k, me with 3.5L in 3K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssFour Posted April 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Just spoke to the stealer and at first got the usual Cars within the VW group tend to use a lot of oil etc . It is normal etc , rule of thumb is 1/2L/600 miles for thr first 20K. blah blah When I interuppted and stated my car had done 34K the record changed and now it is booked in to be topped up and tagged. I will be sent packing to clock up about 5wks motoring it will be checked and measured and then we take it from there. Now unless they sneak in a pot of Wynns in the engine they are going to come to the same conclusion as me. Something is not right you . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizzy Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Mine's used about 2 litres in 8K miles, which tallies with the handbook warning. I normally check it after any very long run & always keep a litre in the boot!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlot Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 My experience on S4's is no more than 1 litre per 5000 miles after the first 10k or so. The B5 biturbo was worse than the B6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the911sc Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 I have used about 1 litre in about 5000 miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the911sc Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 oh... and i suspect they will change the oil for a different viscosity (still within spec). The avs oil is pretty thin.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablos4 Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Similar to Tizzy.... at least 4 litres in 15k miles. Which reminds me, first service due soon... how many litres are needed for the oil change??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssFour Posted April 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 I think it is 9 litres........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizzy Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 9 Litres I believe!! - Best getting your own from Halfords if they have an offer on or on-line. Remember to tell the "stealer" you want to supply your own oil for the service. Let us know how much the service costs by the way!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_G Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 It is 9 litres, as for supplying your own oil I looked up internet prices and could only save about £10, just wasn't worth it for hassle sake. I've just had to use my bottle in the boot after 5500 miles, noticed they have changed from Castrol to Mobil 1 on the spare bottle, I wonder why? Previous to the service was using approx a litre every 4-5,000 miles. Off topic slightly mine also seems to burn through coolant and hydraulic fluid as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_C Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 I checked my oil level the other day and it was just above the lowest orange marker. I topped it up with approximately a third of a litre from the supplied bottle in the boot, and it's now back up to halfway between the two markers again. It's covered about 2,200 miles since I got it in early March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_G Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 You'll be on for a litre every 5-6k miles then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will22 Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 I have used about 1/3 litre in just over 2k so not too bad. The S8 has used 1/8 litre in over 4.5k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuits Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 My S4 Avant has 51k on the clock and uses 1litre every 1,200-1,500 miles. All the dealer says is "if you stick to AVS and LONGLIFE oil it will use this amount and is within the Audi manual of 0.5l per 600m. If you switch to annual/10,000 mile service plan we use normal oil which is thicker and will stop the burn... it's normal don't worry!" DON'T WORRY! I had an Alfa that used the same amount of oil and blew up after 13,000 miles! I've also noticed my car give a little puff of blue smoke when started........ warantee runs out in August and it's booked in for a service 24th July.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_G Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 0.5l every 600m..... metres. Blimey, that is thin oil you have there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmmlmmam Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Sounds like you are quite close to their outrageously high limit. I'd be gunning for some action big time! Worth trying Audi CS, they can be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_G Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 CabMac has a point, I get 5-6K per litre, yours is on the heavy side, especially with the mileage you do and style of driving. Maybe they have watered down the already thin longlife oil because they only had four litres left when you were last in for service? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macdond Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 My car has been taken to Stirling Audi on a flat bed today because the oil level has dropped from the top mark to the bottom mark in 160 miles. It makes me worry that some of these cars are using up to a litre of oil every 1200 miles. Maybe Audi should supply them with a 5 litre can instead of the 1 litre. Can anyone tell me how many litres are between the bottom and top mark of the dip stick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 I got through 1 litre about every 1,000 to 1,500 miles. I always used to provide Audi with my own oil for full changes as they charged so much but, bizarrely, when my brother-in-law took his RS6 to the same garage for a service, they point blank refused to use any oil but theirs. I guess they thought the £1800 they were relieving him of for the service was only just clearing their profit margin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_G Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 I think it is about 1-1.5 litres, but not much more than that, hence the 1 litre bottle in the boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 That sounds about right - also I'm fairly sure it's in the manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuits Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Anyone got the Audi CS number ? P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will22 Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Anyone got the Audi CS number ? P. [/ QUOTE ] 08081014888 is the number for S8 CS but if you ring it then they will put you through to the S4 department Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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