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A2OC Donor
Some very good interesting comments above and confirms what we were seeing on our 1.4 BBY although not quite as good as what Tomscar is capable of and a million miles away from his oil consumption of only half a litre every six months. Wow that must be a record for one of these or is that how they should be?
This pic was after 2 long runs and a few cold starts up some steap hills in Wales and back to london again reading no miles left for the last 15 miles or so on fuel vapours. lol
Ours has slight Piston slap when cold which seams quite common and had a serious appetite for oil ie; 4.5 litres over 10,000 miles.
It still drove fine and it could be the oil consumption is just down to the the oil breather box getting gummed up, which imo should be treated as a service item much like a cambelt in frequency.
If you do your research Tazio you'll find that although the 1.4 petrol is fairly reliable they can develope a thirst for oil and piston slap. Audi recognised the problem and in 2004 updated the piston rings. The originals have a tendency to gum up especially with lots of short journeys and infrequent oil changes. I really like the 1.4 BBY they are a very smooth unit if you find a good one but are a little slow on the take of which doesn't bother me as it's quick enough once your going and it is the pick of the bunch in the handling stakes. Ours feels like a go kart on it's sports suspension and 17" sport alloys, literally very alive, great steering and superb flat handling through the twisties.
Our 1.6 fsi had the EML light on when we bought it Feb this year but after some research and getting our A2 man to repair it it's been perfect since, much smoother than when we first got it now it's all been repaired and is even better on fuel than our 1.4.
I have a light foot mostly to get the best in terms of fuel economy, but put the foot down just a little and the fsi takes off! It's a quick car, i really like fsi and the 1.4 BBY,.......... they just have different characters.
This pic was after 2 long runs and a few cold starts up some steap hills in Wales and back to london again reading no miles left for the last 15 miles or so on fuel vapours. lol
Ours has slight Piston slap when cold which seams quite common and had a serious appetite for oil ie; 4.5 litres over 10,000 miles.
It still drove fine and it could be the oil consumption is just down to the the oil breather box getting gummed up, which imo should be treated as a service item much like a cambelt in frequency. If you do your research Tazio you'll find that although the 1.4 petrol is fairly reliable they can develope a thirst for oil and piston slap. Audi recognised the problem and in 2004 updated the piston rings. The originals have a tendency to gum up especially with lots of short journeys and infrequent oil changes. I really like the 1.4 BBY they are a very smooth unit if you find a good one but are a little slow on the take of which doesn't bother me as it's quick enough once your going and it is the pick of the bunch in the handling stakes. Ours feels like a go kart on it's sports suspension and 17" sport alloys, literally very alive, great steering and superb flat handling through the twisties.
Our 1.6 fsi had the EML light on when we bought it Feb this year but after some research and getting our A2 man to repair it it's been perfect since, much smoother than when we first got it now it's all been repaired and is even better on fuel than our 1.4.
I have a light foot mostly to get the best in terms of fuel economy, but put the foot down just a little and the fsi takes off! It's a quick car, i really like fsi and the 1.4 BBY,.......... they just have different characters.
