My car is 2011 Audi A4 2.0T which is at 40k miles currently. I just heard the well known Audi A4 oil consumption problem. I am not sure if this engine is EA888. Just read an article said somebody proves EA888 must have oil leak which is a design flaw ( I am not sure if it's true at all.).

And then I checked my engine bay and found there are a few oil residue.

Unfortunately, I almost have ZERO knowledge about vehicle and vehicle technology. I am a pure driver and I love my car.

Could somebody tell me is it NORMAL or is it a SEVERE problem need to see Audi Service?

About oil consumption, I add additional 1 quart oil by myself almost every 6k miles. Is it normal?

My 4 year warranty is about to expire next month...Actually somehow I am afraid a car fire because of oil leak...

Thanks a lot for any suggestion to me.

Here is the picture of my engine bar:

 

1st of all if you are getting 6K on a quart of oil you are doing great. If you change your oil every 5000 miles you should be good and you do not have the oil consumption issue in the law suit. As for the oil leaks I can not tell as the picture will not open. So you might want to repost it maybe in a smaller file size. If you are still under warranty or not I would get the leaks fixed. I have not seen a lot of complaints about oil leaks. Good luck.

 

Thank you! I updated the image link to a smaller one.

 

If you are getting 6k miles per quart, you are fine. Mine is running about 1/2 quart every 2-3k. The problem cars need a quart every 500-600 miles. The oil leak in the picture is a little difficult to make out, but it does not appear severe. It is not unusual for a little oil to leak out around gaskets. You can buy some spray engine cleaner and carefully clean it away. Or, next time you bring it in for service, ask them to check the covers -- sometimes they just need to be tightened a little bit to cure most of the problem.