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In my experience (now on my third engine!), hornmeister is right to say that the oil consumption problem, if you have it, is made worse by driving at low revs. Worst of all is coasting down a hill - you'll often then create a cloud of black smoke when you accelerate again at the bottom. I believe 20...

Finally got my car back today with engine number 3! Wonder how long this one will last...

So its been a little while since I updated this, after 4 Polo's (2 being GTI's) I have decided to go with something a little different. I'm now doing a lot more millage than I first was when I got the GTI due to work and moving house, as such I had put on 20k milage on the car since I got it, so I ...

Got the results of the oil consumption test today - 1.5 litres in the 621 miles, so way over the usage considered acceptable by VW.
They're now going to strip down the engine to see if they can see anything obviously wrong with it.. if not, it's looking like another new engine.

lxm wrote:I got 545 miles from my last tank before it was down to one small bar. 1.2 70ps petrol. Pretty good going!

That's almost double what I get from a full tank in my GTI!

My 62 plate had its engine replaced after 8000 miles because of the oil consumption problem (after trying the breather pipes and ecu update to no avail). A year and another 9000 miles later, it's looking like it will have ANOTHER new engine - I'm currently doing the oil consumption test to prove to ...

My 62 plate GTI was using a lot of oil after only a few months. Dealer made me do the consumption test but said it was acceptable. Over the next few months it got worse and started producing smoke under acceleration. Took it back and they made me do the consumption test again. This time it failed, ...

My 62 plate GTI was using a lot of oil after only a few months. Dealer made me do the consumption test but said it was acceptable. Over the next few months it got worse and started producing smoke under acceleration. Took it back and they made me do the consumption test again. This time it failed, ...

My 62 plate GTI was using a lot of oil after only a few months. Dealer made me do the consumption test but said it was acceptable. Over the next few months it got worse and started producing smoke under acceleration. Took it back and they made me do the consumption test again. This time it failed, ...

My 62 plate GTI was using a lot of oil after only a few months. Dealer made me do the consumption test but said it was acceptable. Over the next few months it got worse and started producing smoke under acceleration. Took it back and they made me do the consumption test again. This time it failed, a...