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    Quote Originally Posted by Smacca View Post
    A long read, but well worth it. Very interesting and sound technical advice IMO. The first oil change so soon sounds like an over-the-top practice, but I see where he's coming from.

    I'll be breaking in my GTI this way. Yes I can see it now, pick it up from Sutherland VW and straight into the Royal National Park (only 5 min from the dealer) for a spirited blast.
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    And I, from the dealership, up the Kangaroo ground - Kinglake road
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    That is exactly what I did once I got mine delivered. you WILL become addicted to that piece of road. Shame there isn't more like it around the city too.
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    RNP is as good as ruined these days due to too many (mainly motorbike) accidents. There is always a HWP hiding at the southern end (offshoot road that goes downhill, so you can't see him). Add the recently installed double yellows & the reduction in speed limit to 60kmh & it's not the piece of road it once was.
    Looks like we need a thread about the "Best road in the Oz World" or "Roads that we need to travel"
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    Quote Originally Posted by broxigar1983 View Post
    Looks like we need a thread about the "Best road in the Oz World" or "Roads that we need to travel"
    Been done to death. Do a google search

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    Ok, just as an update from the old dart:

    According to some dealers over in the uk, they know of this issue as being related to a fault in the pistonrings or as they say, piston scrapers. This is what Arun over there has had to say so far...

    "My GTI took 1 litre of oil at 3500 miles. Then at 5500 the oil light came on. Took it back to the dealer who performed a controlled oil check, apparently a manufacturing fault with pistons so they are now getting replaced."

    Will keep you all updated

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    I wonder... My GTI came with a glossy pamphlet all about oil and telling me all cars use oil... I have not had to top up a car (between services) since my 1990 Nissan turned 6 years old. I am dreading the fact that VW is telling me to expect it this time... in 2011...

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    Quote Originally Posted by RoknRob View Post
    I wonder... My GTI came with a glossy pamphlet all about oil and telling me all cars use oil... I have not had to top up a car (between services) since my 1990 Nissan turned 6 years old. I am dreading the fact that VW is telling me to expect it this time... in 2011...
    The price of technology & the demand for lower fuel consumption. Subaru have also had oil consumption issues for the last 5 years. It's due to very hard cylinder bores & low tension rings. They need to have the bulk of bedding-in done in the first 1000km or the process then becomes very slow with ongoing oil consumption problems.

    My 1.8TSI has never used oil in 70,000km.
    Ran it in making sure I was getting boost pressure in behind the rings & also letting the engine slow the car down. I didn't use 5th or 6th for the first 1000km. I also didn't change the oil until 15,000km (about 8 months ownership).
    I never warm up in the driveway - simply start, drive out garage & wait for auto door to close, connect seatbelt, connect ipod & drive fairly conservatively until the water temp is about 1/3. Then I drive briskly but rarely thrash it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gavs View Post
    Ok, just as an update from the old dart:

    According to some dealers over in the uk, they know of this issue as being related to a fault in the pistonrings or as they say, piston scrapers. This is what Arun over there has had to say so far...

    "My GTI took 1 litre of oil at 3500 miles. Then at 5500 the oil light came on. Took it back to the dealer who performed a controlled oil check, apparently a manufacturing fault with pistons so they are now getting replaced."

    Will keep you all updated
    I've topped up approximately 2-3 liters to 5500 lol. Did an oil/filer change at that point and so far its been quite stable.

    Spent about 50% of the time in the first 1000 Kms in S mode to run it in. Maybe I should have been on S permanently.

    Gav: keep us posted on that UK one please :p

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    Quote Originally Posted by brad View Post
    The price of technology & the demand for lower fuel consumption. Subaru have also had oil consumption issues for the last 5 years. It's due to very hard cylinder bores & low tension rings. They need to have the bulk of bedding-in done in the first 1000km or the process then becomes very slow with ongoing oil consumption problems.

    My 1.8TSI has never used oil in 70,000km.
    Ran it in making sure I was getting boost pressure in behind the rings & also letting the engine slow the car down. I didn't use 5th or 6th for the first 1000km. I also didn't change the oil until 15,000km (about 8 months ownership).
    I never warm up in the driveway - simply start, drive out garage & wait for auto door to close, connect seatbelt, connect ipod & drive fairly conservatively until the water temp is about 1/3. Then I drive briskly but rarely thrash it.
    That's exactly how I have run in the last 2 cars of mine. The result is an engine that goes hard and uses negligable oil between services.

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    what you "rarely thrash it." heheh come on, drive it like its suppose to be driven

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gambit View Post
    what you "rarely thrash it." heheh come on, drive it like its suppose to be driven
    I live within Sydney & use the car to commute. Unless I want to look like a rabid P-Plater there is no point doing anything besides "going with the flow". I also have 330Nm to play with, so thrashing isn't really needed
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