Hey Nizmo !
How you been, man ?
Thanks for your reply -
You broke in your GTI almost to the BMW M specs ! Early oil changes, and back when I had my M Coupe it was 7 liters of the Euro Castrol 10w-60, and I changed it in the 3k range always..
Another smart thing BMW did back then in `02 was to warn the driver if the oil was not up to the correct temperature before revving it higher..
I had always known that one never runs up the rpm when the engine is cold - ever -, so this was exactly like I have been anyway..
Always had people tell me - get on it - when I gave them a ride somewhere, and I always said NO, the oil is not up to temps yet, and they just looked at me like I was from outer space or something..
Good to hear that Audi has hopefully gotten past their huge oil consumption life..
I just did not like them telling me that " Oil consumption in the 2.0 L Turbo is Normal"....
While we all know that eventually there will be parts in the turbo alone that will let oil past, etc., and all the extra wear of the other parts that are lubricated and pressurized, may start letting oil past, I would prefer to not have to always stop and add oil because it is using it..
Didn`t grow up with engines doing that, am not going to defer to carrying quarts of oil around with me to take that trip...
Dan F
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