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Nothing like adding a quart and a half to keep the MIN oil light off <G>

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Old 10-24-2006, 08:39 PM
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Default Nothing like adding a quart and a half to keep the MIN oil light off <G>
This being 3k miles since my last oil change at 40k. &lt;G&gt;

At least I know the car's workin!
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That happens to me also. Why is that?
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Old 10-24-2006, 08:47 PM
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Have a drain in your intercooler? If you're not smoking, your PCV system may be dumping a bit there
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Default I believe I read somewhere in this board that your car actually "consumes" oil...
so you end up adding every now and then.
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Default what weight of oil are you using?
mine did this with 5w30 but not with 5w40
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I use 5w-30 and mine does not consume any oil.
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Some do, some don't. I've never had to add a drop between oil changes
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Default Manual/Audi states we are to be using 5w-40 oil ...
Why are you using a non-approved oil in your Audi?
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Default it says you can use 5w-30 if 5w-40 is not available, which it was not
when I did my last change, I also use Mobil 1. thinking of switching the the Amsoil european car 5w-40 at my next change.
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Have you read the list of audi approved oils? It changes year to year
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