I have a 2013 golf 7 1.4 tsi and it is now beginning to use up oil. In the past i never had to top up oil between services but now after doing 5000km after the 105000km service i had to top up and now again 2500km later. VW says it's normal. Is it really normal as it never did this before?
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Golf 7 TSI oil consumption
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Arthur Morgan
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Had a 2013 TSI too which ate oil (60000km). Eventually had the engine redone under warranty after failing the consumption tests. Best of luck.
SauRoNZA
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I would consider a can of oil every 5000km to be normal.
More than that and it’s a bit rough.
Gtx Gaming
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Have a cylinder pressure test done, might have some internal issues.
Arthur Morgan
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Have the pressure test done as GTX suggested. Hopefully it's something minor. Mine was more on the extreme side, I could not even do the 1000km required for part one of oil consumption test before the light would go on. Luckily it was discovered just before the 3 year warranty was over so they covered the repairs.
I was without the car for about a month (waiting for parts), but they provided a Polo for most of the time. I eventually ditched the car a month after the repairs were done and the oil light came on again. It could've just been the run-in process, who knows, but the warranty was over and I didn't want to take the risk or be without a car again while they sorted it out.
I was without the car for about a month (waiting for parts), but they provided a Polo for most of the time. I eventually ditched the car a month after the repairs were done and the oil light came on again. It could've just been the run-in process, who knows, but the warranty was over and I didn't want to take the risk or be without a car again while they sorted it out.
Thanks Jewpacabra for the response
Where did you get the repair done? Which VW? Bryanston is suggesting i bring the car in so they can take the engine apart to diagnose the problem. At the moment mine is not so major like yours was but don't want to run into the problem later on
Guys need your advice,
I've got the MasterCar warranty underwritten by Traffic on this car and it is expiring soon. Should I go the long route and investigate this issue and get it repaired under warranty or just keep topping up when necessary?
The thing is VW is quoting me for the strip and quote and can't guarantee that the repair will be covered or not.
I don't want to land up in a situation where i have my car sitting in the workshop for months and me sitting with a hefty bill to pay,
I've got the MasterCar warranty underwritten by Traffic on this car and it is expiring soon. Should I go the long route and investigate this issue and get it repaired under warranty or just keep topping up when necessary?
The thing is VW is quoting me for the strip and quote and can't guarantee that the repair will be covered or not.
I don't want to land up in a situation where i have my car sitting in the workshop for months and me sitting with a hefty bill to pay,
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you don't want to end up with a major issue, mines started like that extra oil usage and was out of warranty already, didn't seem like much but they said nothing to worry about - and later the engined messed up
VW said minimum would cost me was 60K to fix (might as well buy a new engine)
had to take it another private mech ,turns out pistons had a slight crack that well broke = i sat for months without a car was still hefty but not 60k vw wanted
check the warranty what they cover and if only can be done by the vw dealerships
Arthur Morgan
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I claimed from them once and needed a tow. They wanted to charge for that so I used my insurance instead. I also had to pay for all the fluids and belts that were part of the repairs.
My documentation at the time said it was underwritten by Motorite though. But no questions were asked when it came to claiming. They just didn't cover everything.
My documentation at the time said it was underwritten by Motorite though. But no questions were asked when it came to claiming. They just didn't cover everything.
Good luck my friend. This is a very common problem with the 2013 model. I have the same issue and cant even make 1000km without topping up. I'm stuffed. I have a 350k car on my hands that will get 180k from the dealers and i dont have the heart to sell it privately with the oil issue.
VW will charge you around 50k - 90k to pull your engine apart and fix the issue. After owning this dud of a car, i will never buy another VW. Three of their work shop managers told me that its a common issue and 1l of oil every 1000km is acceptable. But they fail to tell you that there is actually a problem with this model and it will break eventually. The engines are soft. My mother has a later model and that one had to be checked for cracked pistons. Its just endless.
My only advise is to drive the car very softly and dont take it to VW if its not under warranty.
VW will charge you around 50k - 90k to pull your engine apart and fix the issue. After owning this dud of a car, i will never buy another VW. Three of their work shop managers told me that its a common issue and 1l of oil every 1000km is acceptable. But they fail to tell you that there is actually a problem with this model and it will break eventually. The engines are soft. My mother has a later model and that one had to be checked for cracked pistons. Its just endless.
My only advise is to drive the car very softly and dont take it to VW if its not under warranty.
Tsepz_GP
Executive Member
This seems to be a huge issue with this motor, a Google search brings up many hits around this issue.
Check VW Club:
https://www.vwclub.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?t=207370
Some poor soul in that forum forked out R92,000 for a new engine.
And even a HelloPeter complaint around it
Have a look at this response though in the VW Club forum:
Check VW Club:
https://www.vwclub.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?t=207370
Some poor soul in that forum forked out R92,000 for a new engine.
And even a HelloPeter complaint around it
Have a look at this response though in the VW Club forum:
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reactor_sa
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I have a older 2012 1.4 tsi dsg, it has 93,000km and I swear I have never had to top up oil. It is not normal if you use more than 500ml between 15,000km services.
Tsepz_GP
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Right!?
It's very odd, I have put over 12,000km on my current car (bought at 6700km, now at 18,900km) and oil is still fine right now. Going to take it in for its yearly next month.
My old Polo Vivo 1.4 I drove from 68,000km to 90,000km without putting oil (except services).
How VW say 500ml every 1000km is okay is beyond me, that is crazy, that is basically every fill up. If you drove to DBN, on your trip back up you'd HAVE to put in more oil at Harrismith, if not sooner just to be safe.
Just putting in my 2 cents here, I believe turbo charged have an oil weakness and will burn up oil after some time depending on how it is driven and how well it is maintained. In fact any car can burn oil, but turbos tend to 'cook' the exhaust side oil seal, noticed this with a friend's tsi.
I would say just add oil as long as the engine runs smoothly, the turbo will blow at some point then you can get a replacement.
Another tip, after a drive, give the car a minute or 2 before switching it off so that the turbo cools down a bit, don't turn on the car for at least half an hour so the turbo can cool down.
I would say just add oil as long as the engine runs smoothly, the turbo will blow at some point then you can get a replacement.
Another tip, after a drive, give the car a minute or 2 before switching it off so that the turbo cools down a bit, don't turn on the car for at least half an hour so the turbo can cool down.