I have been burning thru a lot of oil ever since I got a cobb accessport and so I replaced my PCV valve and I still go thru oil alot. I’m about to tryout liquimoly cuz i’ve been running castrol but idk what to do, my friend thinks it could be blowby and that i need a catch can but i haven’t read anywhere for mk6 needing catch can. Can anyone help me figure out how to diagnose where the oil is burning or how?
I beg to differ. I've had Motul, Total and Castrol (whatever you get at Walmart/Autozone) and had them sent out for Blackstone testing labs--no discernible difference other than the price tag.
Both also had similar amounts of oil burn between changes.
All the oil samples had one track day in there and around 5-6k miles.
I'm of the belief that any VW502 oil will do a good enough job.
I’m probs gonna take it to vw dealer or something and have them diagnose it. I don’t know what to do and I can’t figure out why it’s burning, I replaced the PCV and so I hope it’s not my rings but yeah idk what to do
How do you know it's better based on just price? I also wanted to believe there are better oils to put into our engines although it all meets VW 502 requirements, but the Blackstone labs and personal experience with how much oil they burn seems to indicate I'm not getting much for paying anything over $25 for a 5-qt jug.
I’m probs gonna take it to vw dealer or something and have them diagnose it. I don’t know what to do and I can’t figure out why it’s burning, I replaced the PCV and so I hope it’s not my rings but yeah idk what to do.
OP... these questions went unanswered, and are actually helpful to help you pinpoint where the oil is going; it can only go so many places. It's either leaking from the rear main (see above where trans meets engine question), or its getting burned up somewhere (rings, valve stem seals, etc.).
Again, as asked above, have the plugs been pulled/inspected? Is there any smoke from the exhaust? Do a compression test and post the results. There is plenty of 'free' trouble shooting you can do before you have the stealership rob you.
OP... these questions went unanswered, and are actually helpful to help you pinpoint where the oil is going; it can only go so many places. It's either leaking from the rear main (see above where trans meets engine question), or its getting burned up somewhere (rings, valve stem seals, etc.).
Again, as asked above, have the plugs been pulled/inspected? Is there any smoke from the exhaust? Do a compression test and post the results. There is plenty of 'free' trouble shooting you can do before you have the stealership rob you.
OP... these questions went unanswered, and are actually helpful to help you pinpoint where the oil is going; it can only go so many places. It's either leaking from the rear main (see above where trans meets engine question), or its getting burned up somewhere (rings, valve stem seals, etc.).
Again, as asked above, have the plugs been pulled/inspected? Is there any smoke from the exhaust? Do a compression test and post the results. There is plenty of 'free' trouble shooting you can do before you have the stealership rob you.
