Well the oil issue seems to be resolved, however, on a round trip to
Manchester on the first day of picking it up (had been 10 days with the
garage) it broke down - a worn coil.......

So that's it, is now is fixed and sold.

I am going to the dark side - BMW


On 12/7/07 17:40, in article ,
"Sidney" > wrote:

>
> "Mick x" > wrote in message
> ...
>> No sign of smoke that I have noticed.
>>
>> I have a 600 mile trip to do today so will report back - fingers crossed.
>>
>>
>> On 11/7/07 21:44, in article , "iws"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> "Mick x" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> I am very challenged - although I do try google to resolve my
>>>> ignorance -
>>>> when it comes to cars and how they work.
>>>>
>>>> I have received my A6 back from the dealer as it was asking for oil,
>>>> from
>>>> full, after 500 miles cruising on the motorway at a steady 80/85 mph.
>>>>
>>>> Still under warranty, 3.2 FSI V6, nearly 3 yrs old, 40K on the clock and
>>>> fully serviced they have replaced and removed all plugs, fitted a new
>>>> valve
>>>> stem and seal on number 5 - whatever that means.
>>>>
>>>> Do you seasoned Audi guys think this will resolve the issue.
>>>>
>>>> BYW there was no visible oil leakage.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>> Mick
>>>
>>> If there really was no oil leakage, then I can't think of any other place
>>> for so much oiul to go but out the tailpipe meaning that it was getting
>>> into
>>> the combustion chambers and being burned. Getting past a valve seal is
>>> one
>>> way for that to happen. However, I would think that with your oil
>>> consumption - I assume 500 m/qt - that you would have been noticing some
>>> tell tale bluish smoke out of the exhaust. Was that the case?
>>>
>>>
> If valve stem has been replaced, that means a valve has been replaced as the
> stem is forged to the head of the valve. If they suspect that valve stem/
> guide clearance is the problem, as it would appear from the components they
> have replaced in an attempt to cure the problem, the actual problem, they
> suspect, may be wear in the valve guide. It used to be possible to press out
> an old guide and press in a new one into the cylinder head. If they really
> have changed a valve then they must have removed the cylinder head, in which
> case why didn't they change the guide at the same time to totally kill
> excessive clearance between the two as a problem. On the other hand a valve
> seal fits on the camshaft end of the valve and can be changed without
> removal of the cylinder head. Quick fix? Has the valve "stem" been changed?
>
> If you have been consuming excessive amounts of oil that are going down the
> exhaust pipe, I would also be mentioning to your stealer the effect of this
> upon the catalytic converter, they don't like swallowing too many of the
> additives contained in oil, the catalyst becomes "plated" and unable to
> perform it's designed function.
>
> There are only a few ways an engine can lose oil.
>
> Past the piston rings.
>
> Into the coolant circuit.
>
> Down the valve guides.
>
> External oil leaks.
>
> It shouldn't be beyond the wit of your stealer to determine which of these
> is the case - and then to cure it.
>
> The trick is to get them to concentrate long enough on your problem to
> properly address it, they would far sooner be selling new cars.
>
> Kick ass, they're just spinning time until the end of the warranty!
>
>