I complained to Audi USA that I had to put 2 quarts of oil in the car between my first oil change with my 2008 CPO car. They scheduled me for the oil consumption test which I did part 1 a couple of weeks ago.

I took the car in today for part 2 and they said that I failed the test and that they were going to order the parts to replace my piston rings. The repair will take about a week and they will give me a loaner car while they do the work.

I don't know exactly how much oil the car burned, but I took it back at about 750 miles and the check oil light was not on. I was surprised that it failed based on what I've read about some of the other experiences on this board.

I'm happy that they are doing the repair as I plan to keep the car for a long time and don't want to add oil all of the time.

I'm at 57,000 miles. Anything else I should ask them to do while they are tearing the thing apart?

 

Timing belt and water pump!

 

That's a bit early for the timing belt. Audi recommends changing it at 115,000 miles. There was a misprint in the manual that says 75,000 miles, but it has since been corrected.

 

I had a 2007 2.0 a week ago...... I just replaced the turbo. A dealer from New Hampshire has re built and re-ringed the engine twice before it got to me. I was instructed by audi to replace the turbo.

I have zero confidence in the repair... Also the tech that did the piston work was a hack. I found loose and missing bolts all over the place.

I wouldn't get your hopes up

 

That's encouraging. They told me that it could take up to 4 weeks for them to get the parts.

 

Audi doesn't recommend changing it at 115k for mine.

 

If you have the 1.8 turbo, the recommended timing belt change is 90,000 miles if I remember right, and they mean it. There were many horror stories of the belt breaking just after 90,000 miles and trashing the engine. The 2.0t on the other hand has a redesigned belt and pulley wheels, which reduce wear and the belt can go 115,000 miles according to Audi.