I bought my son a 2020 Audi A3, 1.0 TSI 6-speed manual for his birthday. It has 18.907 kilometres on the odometer. The oil light came on so we went to the dealer and bought 1 litre of Shell Helix. In the owner's manual, it is specified that the engine can consume up to 0,5 l/1000 km of motor oil. Is this normal, please? I just want to be sure.
The dealer advised my son to carry oil in the trunk whenever the light comes back on.
A well build motor should not burn any oil for a long time. That may be "normal" for an Audi, but you'll never see a toyota, honda or Subaru product do that.
In reality, the problem is this is a turbo 3cyl engine, 1.0L. Thats incredibly small. So it probably uses a lot of boost pressure, and has a high compression ratio to get adequate power out of such a small engine. On paper this sounds good, you'll get good fuel economy under light driving conditions, but as soon as you go to pass someone (or do some spirited driving) the engine starts to operate under extreme conditions. From the factory this engine is already being stretched near its limit. And what youre probably experiencing is just the engine already wearing a bit.
Is this normal, please? I just want to be sure.
I don't intend to be alarming, but I believe this is due to a design flaw of the engine. I would try to sell it & buy something better.
The dealer advised my son to carry oil in the trunk whenever the light comes back on.
Though its a good idea for now, that's not a solution to the root of the problem. (Is it under warranty? Maybe they're suggesting this to get you through the warranty period, then they'll be more than happy to sell you a new motor afterwards.)
For the record, this is not Audi slander. I'm not a fan of Audi personally, but I wouldn't trust anyone to make a turbo 1.0L engine. Its a fundamentally flawed concept.
Yes, sure it's still under warranty. We bought it as a certified pre-owned Audi car. It had been leased.
Don’t know about that specific motor, but it may be ok or maybe not. Start tracking exactly how much oil it’s burning.
Take a look in the search bar for “oil burning” and you will see this question come up quite frequently on this forum.
Audi A3, 1.0 TSI (...) 18,907 kilometres (...) The oil light came on
Modern TSI engines are NOTORIOUS oil burners.
BUT such low millage it is NOT normal, even if permitted by the manual (VW just covering their butt).
In the short term you will be able to "just add oil",
BUT, eventually, it'll consume so much that you'll have to replace the engine!
Dump that pile of crap and buy a normal, good, car.
It was probably sold due to the oil consumption - regardless of what the dealer may say.
The dealer advised my son to carry oil in the trunk whenever the light comes back on.
Welcome to VW TSI ownership!
Everyone who I know with a TSI also has a bottle of oil in the trunk.
dealer
Worst place to go. They're trained professional liars and con man - and when it comes to repair, they're fools as all of their professional knowledge is in the "upselling" department.
I just want to be sure.
Please just go and buy a Toyota Avensis manual, perfectly a 1.6/1.8/2.0L PETROL.
Yes it's not a "SpOrTs LuXuRy CaR" but it will go 200k+ miles without needing any mechanical repair in comport and absolute peace of mind.
I have no idea what those measurements mean, but if that's what it says in your owner's manual that would be what the manufacturer considers to be "normal" for that engine.
In the U.S., for warranty purposes most manufacturers will tell you that it is "normal" to consume up to 1 quart of oil per 1000 miles.
it's not that difficult. A quart is basically a litre, and there are roughly 1.5 km in a mi.
if you type "100km to mi" into a Google query, it spits out the conversion for you in a half a second.