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bye_bye_alfa
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Our 1.4TDi has just finished it's first 1litre in 15,000 miles... which I think is pretty good?
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Oil..Interesting fact Orkney at one time had 20% of Brtitains oil production at a time that Britain was pumping like crazy but we also have very nearly the most expensive petrol and deisel in Europe??
I was horrified to discover my A4 110 tdi very short of oil after the 1st 5000miles but that was then and this is now. 100thou and 7 years later and the engine uses next to no oil the turbo makes less of a hisss and it drives faster especially after a new timming belt. These engines do seem to need lots of running in or perhaps bedding in would be a better description. I did think that the 1st oil change should be a bit sooner than specified especially if in a cold climate and /or lots of cold starts.
A taxi driver in bonny Aberdeen, giving me a lift, in his 6cylinder merc deisel insisted that at least once a day you should boot it hard for a few seconds to clear it 'out' and another friend with a 2.5tdi a4 proclaims that it should be treated hard in its early days to get the best out of it!!! sounds a bit queer but who knows.
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I was horrified to discover my A4 110 tdi very short of oil after the 1st 5000miles but that was then and this is now. 100thou and 7 years later and the engine uses next to no oil the turbo makes less of a hisss and it drives faster especially after a new timming belt. These engines do seem to need lots of running in or perhaps bedding in would be a better description. I did think that the 1st oil change should be a bit sooner than specified especially if in a cold climate and /or lots of cold starts.
A taxi driver in bonny Aberdeen, giving me a lift, in his 6cylinder merc deisel insisted that at least once a day you should boot it hard for a few seconds to clear it 'out' and another friend with a 2.5tdi a4 proclaims that it should be treated hard in its early days to get the best out of it!!! sounds a bit queer but who knows.
Torq fae ork
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