Thread 28601667

90k mile 2016 VW Golf losing about 4 quarts of oil in 1200~ miles of driving.

Over the phone my mechanic told me cars probably toast, he's not able to look at it for another week or two.

How fucked am I /o/? If it's worn rings can I ride the car until it dies if I keep it topped off?

>>28601667 (OP)
what engine, the gen 2 ea888 2.0t?

>>28601672
That I couldn't tell you. It has a turbo but I think they all do.

>>28601687
well if it's that engine then it's normal and you just need to either keep topping off the oil until you sell it or replace the piston rings/engine to get another 100k out of it.

>>28601723
ngl unsure if I'd pay the like 9k for new piston rings but keeping it topped off until it dies dies for another few years I can super do. Should I switch to a slightly more viscous oil? Like 10w instead of 5?

>>28601667 (OP)
It's probably not your rings, not at 90k miles, especially if you have keep your oil changes to spec. Have you checked your PCV valve?

>>28601667 (OP)
Use thicker oil
Like 20w50

>>28601667 (OP)
just need a quart of seafoam in each cylinder, plugs in and crank it. EZ

>>28601779
Seafoam on my sparkplugs, got it.

>>28601761
Some EA111 1.4 TSI engines needed a rebuild before 100,000 km because the rings were so shit the engine burned a bottle of oil every 1000 km or so. Basically you needed to check and add oil every time you filled the gas tank.
There was a particularly cursed revision of the engine that also had problems with the turbocharger and timing chain tensioners (I think the turbo could also cause an oil leak if it broke, though you'd probably notice that quickly).

>>28601816
Jesus fuck.

>>28601816
I actually had to get a new turbo like 1.5 years ago

>>28601761
That's what I'm hoping my guy can check. I tried the paper trick to see if there was any air getting sucked in but didn't show anything but I could have fucked it up.

>>28601779
this but you need to run it for a bit at idle-2000 rpm. oil change right after. follow the instructions on the bottle. watch some youtube videos on VW stuck rings, marvel mystery oil is another one. it probably wont work

>>28601761
oil control rings and pistons were updated on alot of those cars.

>>28601816
Oh, that's what it was, VAG at it's finest. I've driven one in Germany owned by a friend, less than 40k km on it. German dealership told us 1 liter per every 1000 km is considered normal. It consumed even more on the Autobahn though, probably because of the higher revs.

>>28601667 (OP)
I'm surprised. I have a 2017 Golf and just rolled past 100k miles. And it's running solid and no issues, I haven't even had the carbon build up around the valves and ports problem yet.

It might be because mine has a 1.8L engine and not the 1.4L that's been a problematic engine for VW.

>>28602480
my brother and mom have both owned vw golf and polos and theyve been dogshit

>>28601667 (OP)
Just top it off every tank. Make sure you open the oil reservoir when it's nice n hot!

>>28602491
What engine, I hear their 1.4L engines have been very poor and there are youtube videos saying if you have this engine get rid of it. There is also that VW are cars that don't like neglect, don't be missing those checks and inspections.TDYK0

>>28602518
The early EA111 1.4 TSI engine was definitely dogshit. The later EA211 1.4 wasn't completely terrible. The 1.5 derived from that is ok-ish from what I hear.
They all have way too much plastic in them and have been known to occasionally spill coolant or oil because some shitty seal or cover failed somewhere. Even the valve cover in some of them is plastic, and can warp if the engine gets hot enough.
I don't think their current engines start burning their oil nearly as easily as the older ones, but you're kind of screwed if they do because according to VW, around 0.5 liters/quarts per 600mi/1000km is perfectly normal and within tolerances.

>>28602518
the golf idk, it was like a roughly 2010 vehicle, the polo is a 1.2l i think and a few years later.

Both have been expensive to maintain, doing the belts and water pumps or something but nothing crazy other

than
the golfs "coils exploding", which apparently cost 3k AUD to fix like 5 years ago. I just remember my mom telling me that, maybe it was the ignition coils? seems expensive but maybe if they were OEM parts + mechanic scamming.

It's more that you have to (or ordinary people do anyway) have to take them t o a dealer or specialty european mechanic who will rape you + pay for european parts upcharge. And I think the thing people say about preventive Maintenace being required and things that shouldn't be wear parts being wear parts is true.

>>28601672
Golfs had the 1.8T.