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    Just had the 30,000km service and they inspected the cooling system and everything went ok with the pressure test.

    No specific reason and no codes given as to why there was a spike in coolant and engine oil consumption recently. Told to keep an eye on it and bring it in should it occur before the next service.

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    Front brake pads are currently at 4.9mm & rear brake pads are at 7mm, so it's highly likely front pads will need replacing before the next major service. I'm told front pads will cost over $900 to replace .... ouch!!
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    Personally I came to a conclusion that it was just dealers not using the correct oil in my case.
    I was worried that my A1 sport was burning too much, almost the 1L per 1000kms. I asked them what oil they used and he replied “ we just use the oil we get given for that engine” (turned out it was a Fuchs brand).
    Now this worried me because from my experience, some people link the wrong barrels in the POL station and the end user have no idea what the hell is coming out of the hose thinking it’s what it’s meant to be.
    So I replaced the oil with the correct VW 504 507
    And drove it as normal and what ya know, no more oil burn.
    So upon the next service I asked for them to do a oil consumption test.
    They did a drain, refill and seal dated the engine. And again , oil started to burn as before.
    So I personally put it down to the dealer using the wrong oil.
    Also they told me all 4 tires where in good condition, not seeing that one of them had a known nail puncher.
    This was a FxXxing “Audi” service dealer.

    I never take my cars to a dealer ever


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    Quote Originally Posted by Buzy_Robot View Post
    Just had the 30,000km service.....

    Front brake pads are currently at 4.9mm & rear brake pads are at 7mm, so it's highly likely front pads will need replacing before the next major service. I'm told front pads will cost over $900 to replace .... ouch!!
    What the!? You doing track days or something? LOL. That's a lot of wear in 30,000km.
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    That's a very interesting bit of info there, tyr382 and thank you kindly for sharing.

    I'm definitely going to suss out the oil used should the oil alert pop up before the next service.

    In fact, should a low engine oil alert and/or low coolant alert pop up again, I'll be taking it to a VW specialist and see what he/she has to say.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DreamensioN View Post
    What the!? You doing track days or something? LOL. That's a lot of wear in 30,000km.
    Ha! Ha! I wish I was doing track days!

    No, just a combination of suburban and highway driving on a daily basis.

    They're not worn out to the point of replacement as yet.

    Service manager said the current pads won't last until the 45,000 km service, so a warning alert is imminent.
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    Just buy some oil from supercheep if it’s at $47 for a bottle of Castrol LL 504. 507 don’t use the 502 505
    That **** will burn.
    Put the oil in and do a change. It’s not going to hurt you engine.
    If you get different results I wouldn’t be surprised


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    Quote Originally Posted by tyr382 View Post
    Just buy some oil from supercheep if it’s at $47 for a bottle of Castrol LL 504. 507 don’t use the 502 505
    That **** will burn.
    Put the oil in and do a change. It’s not going to hurt you engine.
    If you get different results I wouldn’t be surprised


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    Thanks for your interest in this matter, tyr382.

    I've checked the service invoice and they've used Castrol Edge Pro 111
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    Quote Originally Posted by Buzy_Robot View Post
    Thanks for your interest in this matter, tyr382.

    I've checked the service invoice and they've used Castrol Edge Pro 111
    You buy this stuff which is the approved VW 504/507

    Castrol EDGE Diesel DPF Engine Oil - 5W-30, LL 5 Litre | Supercheap Auto


    It has VW approval on the rear label

    Or you can use this stuff which I have been using for 10 years in my VW's

    Penrite Enviro+ Engine Oil - 5W-30 5 Litre | Supercheap Auto
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    Oil consumption

    The Castrol 5w30 LL is the OEM.

    I don’t go anything but.

    My RS5 never liked the penrite

    If your a VW, Audi and so on, you want to buy the Castrol in bulk when they are on sale.
    Sometimes it goes as low as $52 at super cheep. That’s when you wana stock up.

    I use 3 bottles when doing a oil change.




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    Quote Originally Posted by tyr382 View Post
    The Castrol 5w30 LL is the OEM.

    I don’t go anything but.

    My RS5 never liked the penrite

    If your a VW, Audi and so on, you want to buy the Castrol in bulk when they are on sale.
    Sometimes it goes as low as $52 at super cheep. That’s when you wana stock up.

    I use 3 bottles when doing a oil change.




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    Each to his own I swapped to Penrite on both the POLO and the PASSAT early on and neither car has used a drop between services.

    Have 6 packs of the linked Castrol I got for $35 a pack so Tiguan will get that and Polo will stay with the Penrite

    Actually Castrol Professional III is the dealers oil as I had to buy some and it cost me $93 and $118 in the first service in the Passat so swapped to the Penrite as it was a lot cheaper and still an approved oil.
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