Hi-
I'm in the market for a used VW, and have heard that the 2l engine has a bad reputation for burning oil. Anyone know what years were affected? It wasn't at all clear from the google searches I did.
The other side of the question- what engines from the last couple of years have a reputation for reliability?
Thanks for your help, Beaker
Yes the ARG is the guilty one. I have one, had new rings installed by VW, but it still burns more than I think it should.
How much does it use? Miles per quart!
The average is about 1800 mikes a qt. Would be less on a lot of high speed driving. VW says anything over 1000 miles per qt. is acceptable.
My 2002 2 l Golf got a quart per 2,000 miles or worse when new. Now at
12,500 miles it looks as though I am getting nearer 5,000 miles per quart.
How does one tell if the engine is AEG or AVH?
tia
psycho
Are you guys serious? My diesel engine doesn't use that much oil.... I don't typically add any oil between changes, or very, very little.
We're serious. I'm quite a bit upset that VW thinks they can convince me that a quart per thousand miles in "acceptable" for fairly new cars. IMO they're just trying to define away a problem. Fortunately mine is now doing much better than that.
OTOH, I know a fellow with a New Beetle who has never had significant oil consumption in 3 or 4 years.
Ford used to be 1 quart every 850 miles. I don't know if this is still the case though.
psycho
There is a sticker on top of the timing belt cover. Sometimes you can pry back the engine cover a little and see it.
Also, there should be a sticker real close to the spare tire that will have all kinds of info on the car... paint code, engine code, tranny code, interior code. Most of the times the sticker is there.
Thanks!
psycho
Thanks.
psycho
My two Escorts never used any appreciable oil between changes, even at
100,000 miles. They were from the 1990s.
I found the label in the trunk and it appears I have the AVH engine (smile)!
psycho
Thanks for the replies- just what I wanted to know!
Cheers Beaker
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