ALEV8

Changed my oil a few months back and emptied out all the oil sitting in the elbow, changed out that part and all has been well. I received a low oil warning last week while on a road trip and dipstick says MIN. I topped off the engine with a quart of 5W30 Mobil 1 I keep in the pig for these occasions. I know oil consumption is pretty standard but all the way down to MIN inside less than a year? I have no oil leaks btw.

ALEV8

This car has been solid I might add and I have all the service records indicating the expected warranty work was maintained vigilantly. I do, however, have my eye on an '11 Turbo, and am trying to resist...

Cuba

I can't speak for anyone else but my turbo has a healthy appetite for oil. It'll go through a quart every few thousand miles. I keep several quarts in the back.

ALEV8

That is my strategy. Just keep two or 3 quarts in the back, rubber gloves, small disposable funnel, paper towels, etc. It will be interesting to see how much oil spills out of the intercooler elbow this time.

ALEV8

04 Turbo BTW.

Cuba

05, and I free hand it by the side of the road usually. I'm annoyed there isn't a warning sooner, when the light comes on it's below MIN. Occassionally I'll remember in between warnings but usually not.

user 83838290

06 TT-S > I go through at leat 12 liters of oil in 10 000km between changes (12,7 quarts in 6200 miles). I pop a 1 liter bottle in approx. every third tank fill-up. I use mobil 1 5w-50.
I'm going to switch to MOTUL 5W-40 and see how it's going to hold up. I don't really think it's gonna make a big difference, but who knows...

Andy E.

I find that with my GTS, the more sportier I drive, the more oil it will consume. On the other hand, if I drive like an old lady (which I have done and regularly do during cold and icy winter months), the oil consumption is minimal-to-none for weeks on end.

ltc

1 qt per 1km is the limit of "normal", at least according to the factory.

Pops is THE expert on P!g oil consumption.

endless_corners

1qt per km would leave quite a cloud

ALEV8

I'm hoping my next GTS or Turbo is less oil thirsty....

EnigmaWmn

I hit a new record last week - 2.5k miles since last topping it off (1.5qts)

Marc Gelefsky

I just have a lowly "S" piggie but I use maybe less than half a quart in 10k miles and I drive rather.... Robustly.

deilenberger

My S uses no oil I can see.. the level remains the same between 10k mile oil changes.

EnigmaWmn

FWIW, my '05 CS used 0 oil between oil changes during its 130k life.