I have a 62 plate Audi A3 8v 1.4 TFSI with 80,000 miles on it which I’ve owned for 3 years and maintained at no expense spared. To say the engine and components to it are cr@p is an understatement. In the last two years its cost me almost £2000 replacing the turbo, cam belt, water pump etc and the latest problem is oil consumption.
At the start of the year it became sluggish and I noticed oil was being drawn through the turbo on the air intake side so I bought a reconditioned unit and got it replaced.
The car has always used some oil but since then it’s become ridiculous. It gradually used a litre every 1000 miles, then Every 500 miles and and now it’s just drunk a whole litre after just 300 miles!! There’s no obvious point of loss... no leak, no smoke, no oil burning smell.
I’ve had the spark plugs out today and all 4 show traces of oil and burnt deposits on them... cylinder 1 was by far the worst... I’m guessing it’s the dreaded Audi piston rings allowing oil to escape into the combustion chamber, just what I need.
Can anyone advise on this. I think it’s the CMBA engine I know this was a common fault in earlier engines but I thought Audi had tidied their act up on the newer models.
Does anyone know the rough cost of stripping and replacing the rings? My other option is a used engine but who’s to say that won’t have the same problem.
any advice that anyone can offer would be really appreciated as I’m at a loss.
At the start of the year it became sluggish and I noticed oil was being drawn through the turbo on the air intake side so I bought a reconditioned unit and got it replaced.
The car has always used some oil but since then it’s become ridiculous. It gradually used a litre every 1000 miles, then Every 500 miles and and now it’s just drunk a whole litre after just 300 miles!! There’s no obvious point of loss... no leak, no smoke, no oil burning smell.
I’ve had the spark plugs out today and all 4 show traces of oil and burnt deposits on them... cylinder 1 was by far the worst... I’m guessing it’s the dreaded Audi piston rings allowing oil to escape into the combustion chamber, just what I need.
Can anyone advise on this. I think it’s the CMBA engine I know this was a common fault in earlier engines but I thought Audi had tidied their act up on the newer models.
Does anyone know the rough cost of stripping and replacing the rings? My other option is a used engine but who’s to say that won’t have the same problem.
any advice that anyone can offer would be really appreciated as I’m at a loss.
