Hey, so my B5.5 is still running well but it's getting up there and i have been thinking new Passat or CC but I am also looking hard at used A5 or A4 AWD so I have been trolling the Audi forms. I figured a lot of stuff I would know about already but was curious if the 2010-2015 had Timing belts or chains and if the cv boots where wearing any better than ours. I keep seeing people mention oil consumption problems, is that something new or just the old gunk problem, so we should use synthetic oils?
Thinking maybe A4 next but consuming oil?
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nope, those forums are correct, my brother currently has a 2010 audi a4 with the 2.0 and he consumes nearly a quart of oil every 100 miles or so.. which is outlandish. most people are directing the issue due to the rings. it also looks terrible when the back of his white car is covered with black from the exhaust.
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Rings and Turbos is what I have heard..., but a quart every 100 miles sounds like an exaggeration or a lemon. Use the oil spec specified by Audi.
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Even though I've been away from it for a while, here's my experience as a former Audi service advisor.
When new, particularly leased, people don't really pay attention to anything unless a light comes on. So with a 10,000 mile oil change interval, they'd roll in the door after 6-7K with "my oil light is on." We'd add sometimes 2+ quarts and send them on their way until they're due for that 10K service. They never so much as opened the hood to even see if there's an engine under it lol. Happened with other makes I worked for as well. So if you find a "nice" used version of these cars, it was most likely a lease turn-in and treated this way. Unless these - and most ANY late model car in my opinion - cars you're looking at are still under factory warranty or at least CPO'd, be prepared for $$.
If that car is burning 1 quart every 100 miles, you've got some serious issues. My first car was a handed-down 77 Chevy Vega (yes I'm old lol) and at 90,000 miles it was burning a quart every 900 miles lol. Industry standard usually is 1 quart per 1000 miles is "acceptable". Exceptions were the rotary engine and one of those other German brands that I worked for - 1 liter per 1000KM (1 quart every 620 miles) was "acceptable."
When new, particularly leased, people don't really pay attention to anything unless a light comes on. So with a 10,000 mile oil change interval, they'd roll in the door after 6-7K with "my oil light is on." We'd add sometimes 2+ quarts and send them on their way until they're due for that 10K service. They never so much as opened the hood to even see if there's an engine under it lol. Happened with other makes I worked for as well. So if you find a "nice" used version of these cars, it was most likely a lease turn-in and treated this way. Unless these - and most ANY late model car in my opinion - cars you're looking at are still under factory warranty or at least CPO'd, be prepared for $$.
If that car is burning 1 quart every 100 miles, you've got some serious issues. My first car was a handed-down 77 Chevy Vega (yes I'm old lol) and at 90,000 miles it was burning a quart every 900 miles lol. Industry standard usually is 1 quart per 1000 miles is "acceptable". Exceptions were the rotary engine and one of those other German brands that I worked for - 1 liter per 1000KM (1 quart every 620 miles) was "acceptable."
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I had a 76 Vega and it was about the same.
Also had a Corolla that went through a qt every 1K. I assumed the Vega was because...well...Vega but the Toyota was probably a clueless previous owner.
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Hell, my RX-8 takes at least 1500 miles to go through a quart of oil and I race the frickin' thing.
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Dsk, Autotrader is listing a 08 A5 3.2 with 56k miles for 17k bucks in my neighborhood(North Jersey, 200 miles from you) from a dealer....
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Not sure if you're still looking for information, but i've had two cars with that 2.0t engine in them and never had any oil consumption problems with them. Most I ever had to add was maybe .25 of a quart of oil to my '09 GTI between 5k oil change intervals, and I tracked that car. After someone broadsided me and totaled it I got a 2012 CC with the same engine...it's got over 80k on the clock but I've driven it quite a lot since I got it and no signs of oil consumption from that either. I drive it like a racecar too. I think it may have been a company vehicle of some sort, the dealership told me it was, but I'm not sure what kind of fleet vehicle has a manual transmission these days.
Really, as long as you start using the correct oil at proper intervals (I use Mobil1 0w40 at 5k intervals) I don't see oil consumption becoming a problem.
That being said, if you're able to spend a little more to get something CPO I would go for it, you never know what weird shit can go wrong lol
Really, as long as you start using the correct oil at proper intervals (I use Mobil1 0w40 at 5k intervals) I don't see oil consumption becoming a problem.
That being said, if you're able to spend a little more to get something CPO I would go for it, you never know what weird shit can go wrong lol
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