Excessive oil consumption on a 2012 model
10-25-2018, 09:26 AM
#61
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My 2013 B8.5 A4 quattro (CPMA flex fuel engine, early build car April 2012) developed a sudden thirst for oil just after rolling past 80k when it previously had ZERO oil consumption issues. The cheapest "fix" is usually a new PCV valve as a faulty valve will cause excess vacuum pressure in the crank case and suck oil out from the cam cover and into the intake. That didn't help with my car at all. With upcoming major service items and the prospect of possibly a bad turbo or piston ring job, I landed up trading it in.
TL: DR Before having someone tear your engine apart, replace your PCV valve first (~$200 for OEM part) and see if it helps with consumption. This was Audi's "Stage 1" fix for 2009-11 cars that had excessive oil consumption problems. In addition, the post 2011 PCVs are known to have problems as Audi issued a service action for my 2013 to replace the diaphragm and spring on the factory PCV back in 2015-16 (look up "Emissions Service Action 17F9").
TL: DR Before having someone tear your engine apart, replace your PCV valve first (~$200 for OEM part) and see if it helps with consumption. This was Audi's "Stage 1" fix for 2009-11 cars that had excessive oil consumption problems. In addition, the post 2011 PCVs are known to have problems as Audi issued a service action for my 2013 to replace the diaphragm and spring on the factory PCV back in 2015-16 (look up "Emissions Service Action 17F9").
10-28-2018, 11:04 AM
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At the risk of repeating what has already been said, I wanted to ask if anyone had experience with Audi addressing the issue with a 2012 A4? I know that the class action only covered vehicles through 2011, and now has expired. I spoke to them today, and found them to be very reluctant to say anything before the oil consumption test is done. They did mention that the early 2012 models were affected by this problem, however. I know the car will fail the test, so can anyone advise as to what may be the next step on Audi's part? Should I even bother, and just trade the thing in, skipping the aggravation & cost (around $200-300)? Thanks.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
11-21-2018, 07:41 AM
#63
Audi A4 2012 - Confirmed Pistol Rings Needed
Hi all,
I’ve been following this forum since my car started asking for oil every 800 miles or so. I ended up taking it in for an oil consumption test. The test ended up costing $600. However, I had to pay for all the diagnostic stuff at the dealership to be able to put in a request with corporate to cover part of it. After they concluded the test they found that I need new piston rings. The total they gave me for that was $5100. They put in a request with corporate and Audi US agreed to pay for 75% of it. I would have preferred that they paid 100% seeing as I only have 80k on my car and this really shouldn’t happen so early. However, I’m okay with paying a bit to not have to deal with more negotiations. I hope this helps others as they might be navigating the same issue with their 2012 A4.
I’ve been following this forum since my car started asking for oil every 800 miles or so. I ended up taking it in for an oil consumption test. The test ended up costing $600. However, I had to pay for all the diagnostic stuff at the dealership to be able to put in a request with corporate to cover part of it. After they concluded the test they found that I need new piston rings. The total they gave me for that was $5100. They put in a request with corporate and Audi US agreed to pay for 75% of it. I would have preferred that they paid 100% seeing as I only have 80k on my car and this really shouldn’t happen so early. However, I’m okay with paying a bit to not have to deal with more negotiations. I hope this helps others as they might be navigating the same issue with their 2012 A4.
11-21-2018, 07:44 AM
#64
[QUOTE=Sara Wall;25239585]
Hi all,
I’ve been following this forum since my car started asking for oil every 800 miles or so. I ended up taking it in for an oil consumption test. The test ended up costing $600. However, I had to pay for all the diagnostic stuff at the dealership to be able to put in a request with corporate to cover part of it. After they concluded the test they found that I need new piston rings. The total they gave me for that was $5100. They put in a request with corporate and Audi US agreed to pay for 75% of it. I would have preferred that they paid 100% seeing as I only have 80k on my car and this really shouldn’t happen so early. However, I’m okay with paying a bit to not have to deal with more negotiations. I hope this helps others as they might be navigating the same issue with their 2012 A4. I’ll also add that they check to see that you’ve maintained all your service intervals at the dealership. I think that helped me get a higher percentage paid by the dealership.
I’ve been following this forum since my car started asking for oil every 800 miles or so. I ended up taking it in for an oil consumption test. The test ended up costing $600. However, I had to pay for all the diagnostic stuff at the dealership to be able to put in a request with corporate to cover part of it. After they concluded the test they found that I need new piston rings. The total they gave me for that was $5100. They put in a request with corporate and Audi US agreed to pay for 75% of it. I would have preferred that they paid 100% seeing as I only have 80k on my car and this really shouldn’t happen so early. However, I’m okay with paying a bit to not have to deal with more negotiations. I hope this helps others as they might be navigating the same issue with their 2012 A4. I’ll also add that they check to see that you’ve maintained all your service intervals at the dealership. I think that helped me get a higher percentage paid by the dealership.
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11-21-2018, 07:44 AM
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[QUOTE=Sara Wall;25239588]
[QUOTE=Sara Wall;25239585]
Hi all,
I’ve been following this forum since my car started asking for oil every 800 miles or so. I ended up taking it in for an oil consumption test. The test ended up costing $600. However, I had to pay for all the diagnostic stuff at the dealership to be able to put in a request with corporate to cover part of it. After they concluded the test they found that I need new piston rings. The total they gave me for that was $5100. They put in a request with corporate and Audi US agreed to pay for 75% of it. I would have preferred that they paid 100% seeing as I only have 80k on my car and this really shouldn’t happen so early. However, I’m okay with paying a bit to not have to deal with more negotiations. I hope this helps others as they might be navigating the same issue with their 2012 A4. I’ll also add that they check to see that you’ve maintained all your service intervals at the dealership. I think that helped me get a higher percentage paid by corporate.
I’ve been following this forum since my car started asking for oil every 800 miles or so. I ended up taking it in for an oil consumption test. The test ended up costing $600. However, I had to pay for all the diagnostic stuff at the dealership to be able to put in a request with corporate to cover part of it. After they concluded the test they found that I need new piston rings. The total they gave me for that was $5100. They put in a request with corporate and Audi US agreed to pay for 75% of it. I would have preferred that they paid 100% seeing as I only have 80k on my car and this really shouldn’t happen so early. However, I’m okay with paying a bit to not have to deal with more negotiations. I hope this helps others as they might be navigating the same issue with their 2012 A4. I’ll also add that they check to see that you’ve maintained all your service intervals at the dealership. I think that helped me get a higher percentage paid by corporate.
11-26-2018, 01:49 PM
#66
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I tried to find a more general thread on this oil consumption issue.
My car: 2011 Audi A4 Avant 2.0T with 48,000 miles.
My car: 2011 Audi A4 Avant 2.0T with 48,000 miles.
- We baby this car, and don't drive it much. (~8,000 miles/year... but driving it less in recent years) but the car won't make it the full year between my regular maintenance. Maybe a top up or two.
- I went and did an oil consumption test in the past month and they've determined we are using 0.21 quarts every 1,000 miles. (0.198 Litres)
- For us who have relatively low mileage, it seems odd that the warrantee coverage would expire. When we get to the mileage that some of you are at, I can expect us to be experiencing similar issues.... But, at that time the repairs would be on us???
- The PCV valve went a year ago... so perhaps this will settle the oil consumption down a little.
11-26-2018, 04:55 PM
#67
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I tried to find a more general thread on this oil consumption issue.
My car: 2011 Audi A4 Avant 2.0T with 48,000 miles.
My car: 2011 Audi A4 Avant 2.0T with 48,000 miles.
- We baby this car, and don't drive it much. (~8,000 miles/year... but driving it less in recent years) but the car won't make it the full year between my regular maintenance. Maybe a top up or two.
- I went and did an oil consumption test in the past month and they've determined we are using 0.21 quarts every 1,000 miles. (0.198 Litres)
- For us who have relatively low mileage, it seems odd that the warrantee coverage would expire. When we get to the mileage that some of you are at, I can expect us to be experiencing similar issues.... But, at that time the repairs would be on us???
- The PCV valve went a year ago... so perhaps this will settle the oil consumption down a little.
02-23-2019, 02:46 PM
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taxman1 how many miles do you have now ? and any oil consumption issues? Looking at a 2012 but dont know build date yet. I thought 2012 and 2013 was safe but apparently not.
02-25-2019, 12:55 PM
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2012 A4 Avant Oil Consumption
Same issue as everyone. CAEB engine code was the problematic one. Mine manufactured in Oct 2011 before fix implemented. Quart of oil every 600 miles. Got the test done. Dealer says it is as bad as any they have seen. AoA says "sucks for you". Audi is just an organization full of bad people. They had to be sued to fix this for 2007-11 engines and now deny that 2012 is their problem. Oh, and they come over to the USA and implement a software run-around to evade our Clean Air Act. Bad car. Bad engine. Bad people. I will never own another and tell the world they are a joke (except joke is on me).