MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: imran359 on November 19, 2013, 10:10:23 pm

Title: Oil leak?
Post by: imran359 on November 19, 2013, 10:10:23 pm

Hi there

So i have a golf mk5 gti an i am finding myself regularly having to top up the oil. Im aware that these engines do drink oil but doubt it would be the large amounts i am having to put in. 
was wondering if there were any common leaks or something else causing this

Thanks

Title: Re: Oil leak?
Post by: Tortaruga on November 19, 2013, 10:20:37 pm

The 2.0 tfsi engines commonly use quite a bit of oil. Some of them do not-it appears to depend on how the engine has been run in when new. The bores get glazed if run in gently and therefore oil consumption increases.

You need to tell us how much oil it's using to get an accurate answer.

Title: Re: Oil leak?
Post by: imran359 on November 19, 2013, 10:31:20 pm

Ive had to put in around 2.5L in the past 2 months in which i did approx 2500 miles

Title: Re: Oil leak?
Post by: Tortaruga on November 19, 2013, 10:51:20 pm

That is actually within VW parameters, believe it or not.

Title: Re: Oil leak?
Post by: Markyed30 on November 20, 2013, 11:15:08 am

I'm around 500ml of oil to 5 k miles

Title: Re: Oil leak?
Post by: imran359 on November 20, 2013, 04:55:26 pm

Is there anything that can be done to reduce the amount of oil used, or is it just a case of is uses what it does.