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02 jetta diesel consuming motor oil.

I have an o2 Jetta TDi w/ 76000 miles and it is consuming motor oil. It consumes about a quart or two. Do diesels usually do this, specially the TDi?

Thanks.

Reply to
aircoolit
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a quart or two, that's not a very good explanation. Need to know a quart in how many miles. And... is there any leaks?

Reply to
Woodchuck

Do you mean it sucks a couple of quarts all at once or it is using oil. If using oil; how much over how many miles?

Reply to
Joseph Meehan

A quart or two in 76,000 miles is pretty darned good. A quart or two in

7000 or 8000 miles is okay, too. A quart in 1000 miles is not so good.

While we're on the subject -- the guy in the office next to mine tells me that his 2000 2.0 New Beetle uses NINE QUARTS of oil between oil changes. See, now that's really not so good.

Reply to
Brian Running

All depends how long he goes between changes.

Reply to
Woodchuck

That's true, I forgot to mention that he's a 3000-mile, Jiffy-Lube oil change kind of guy.

Reply to
Brian Running

All bets are off when any of the quick lube places become part of the question.

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Joseph Meehan

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Erik Dillenkofer

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