Using loads of oil

[dantheram]

What would cause the car to use loads of oil - other than a obvious leak on to the driveway?

I seem to be running low alot quicker than i previously did.

Dan

[alexperkins]

Headgasket
Burning Oil
Leaking Oil
Blocked crankcase breather

The GTI engines generally use very little oil.

There is a known problem with the crankcase breather leaking at the back of the block, as well as the sump nuts coming loose.

[Dom_]

Look for blue smoke when accelerating, probably more when the engine is cold

[dantheram]

Is there anyting i can rule out by the fact that i never see any blobs of oil on the floor when ive been parked up?

that means its not the sump atleast i guess. Also, there is none of the 'mayonaise like' crap on my oil cap so could this rule out the head gasket?

How do i check the breather?

Thanks,

Dan

[alexperkins]

The GTIs have a full undertray so sadly it doesn't rule out the sump as you'd likely never see it unless it was removed

[dantheram]

I never put the undertray back on after i was working down there once.

What psi should i get from a compression test - going to buy a tester to rule out the piston rings.