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Old 01-27-2003, 02:37 PM
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Default Low Oil at 3000 miles?
I was driving on the highway friday night, I have about 3000 miles on my 03 A4 1.8t, and the low oil light comes on. Is that normal? I do a lot of driving, I've only had my car for 4 weeks and recieved it with 13 miles.
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Old 01-27-2003, 02:39 PM
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Default Can't say normal for sure, but...
I was about 3/4 quart low at 3500 miles. The warning light didn't come on, but I understand that some oil usage is normal during break-in period. How much usage is "normal", I don't know.

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My car had a low oil warning at 3100 miles. Just go to the dealer to top off or fill with your own.
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Default I had the same problem....added a quart and now everythng's
pretty much back to normal
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It's normal for a new engine to consume some oil while it's breaking-in.
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IIRC, anything up to 1 qt per 1k mi is considered normal. (I'd be suspicous.) I added 1 qt at 6k mi.
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Yup, Normal.
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Default none of the 5 Audi's I have owned have ever used that much oil on breakin
maybe 1/4 to 1/2 qt. in 5000 k tops. Its not a big deal if it doesn't continue to use oil like that, top it up and drive it
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My 02 3.0L used a quart in 2000 miles and my 03 1.8T has not had any use after 2000 miles.
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