Jonno S3

Thanks, can you expand on this? Do you know anyone who os still getting this issue on the more recent engine?

It's been a while since anyone posted on this thread. FiveStarSamz, what has the outcome been with your car?, did you get anywhere with Audi? I offloaded my S3 to one of the big car buyers and as far as I can tell its nolonger on the road, i can't find details on the DVLA website although it's possible the registration was sold. I purchase an st3, not a wise decision as it was best described as a blunt instrument, 0 refinement and harsh suspension, I managed to keep it 5 months before it was stolen despite having a stoplock pro installed. I am just about to pull the trigger on a 2016 mk3 TT with the tfsi engine the only thing stopping me is the oil consumption issue. I have had a read online and from what I can ascertain the issue was fixed in 2014. Does anyone know if this is the case or if the issue still exists? Any help appreciated.

Thanks for the input. I know the Focus and Volvo share the same power plant and renowned for being strong, it's likely the Volvo driver would be more Conservative than the Ford and more spent on servicing etc, just not many about. The problem when you buy a hot hatch is the likelihood it's been ragged as that's exactly what they are designed for, a full service history like I have on my S3 is clearly not good enough. I have also read the Mini JCW also drinks oil, assume its a BMW engine so they must have done something similar for emissions. Mazda make there own engine for the MPS and I haven't been able to find anything negative about them online, again not easy to come by a good example and the early ones are £550 tax, it's the 2011 on I would be looking for. Think the well documented torque steer put people of buying them. Do any of you know if the golf gti has the same tfsi engine as my S3 and do they suffer with the same issue? Sorry, this is detracting from the original post but it's good having car guy's giving me opinions.

Oh forgot, Mini Cooper JCW

Thanks for both your valuable inputs. I guess it all boils down to how much effort you are prepared to put in and how long you are prepared to live with a car as is. I understand Sam has sentimental connection to his car so in this instance worth letting it play out as long as it takes. I live in a small village and have to rely on my car to get to work, at the moment I am working from home but that's set to change very soon, I have no way to get to the train station without my car. Also I don't tend to get attached to anything material, I love the car as a driving machine but its just a car to me so just not worth the stress of having to deal with Audi UK if its likely to go back and forth for months and with an unfavourable outcome. As for other manufacturer's, I had a 12 year old BMW that was recalled and repaired for free, this was a £200 part and probably 2 hours labour so nothing in the same league and I know Subaru would not have fixed the similar issue on the 2.5 boxter engine for free. For the age my car is in great condition, if I spend the money getting the engine fixed I know I have a good car for the next 5-10 years if I wish to keep it however I know I will never get that money back, if I sell and buy something else I have no idea if I have purchased a lemon. I will let Audi have a look, will refuse a ridiculously priced oil consumption test and see what happens, if its looking unlikely I will offload it. BTW, I contacted Marc "Elvis" Priestly as he had an engine rebuilt on wheeler dealers but the company he used specialise in Mini, good guy and we conversed for a while. This kind of leads me into another question. What second hand buys would you recommend as a good solid car in terms of reliability? On the list I have the following. Renault Megan RS 250 Vauxhall Astra VRX Mazda 3 MPS Ford Focus ST Volvo C30 T5 Prior to this S3 I had an A4 with the V6 3.0 litre diesel engine that had all sorts of gremlins so will skip Audi for a while.

I have just tweeted Elvis from Wheeler Dealers, if I get a reply I will let you know.

I read somewhere its something in the region of £5000 to rebuild the engine. As a former Subaru Impreza owner and the subsequent issues with ringland failure and huge costs to rebuild I switched to Audi. Similar rebuild costs I believe. So as I see it, take a 2k hit on trade in and potentially purchase another money pit or spend £5k for the rebuild although once rebuilt I am sure it would never let you down again. I have looked for a company that rebuilds engines, not that many I have seen. I might message Mike Brewer as Elvis took an engine in for a rebuild although he did it himself.

I am booked into Audi in Chelmsford but first appointment is the 7th March. I had contacted them previously regarding the oil consumption, I was booked in then lockdown happened so I wasn't driving much so pointless doing the consumption test, maybe as I had contacted them before they thought it was unnecessary.

Good luck Sam, please let us know what the CAB advise. I have my car booked in, strangely enough they didn't offer an oil consumption test just a health check (£60 plus insurance costs for loan car) Assuming they put an endoscope down the bore looking for scoring, they are likely to find the same as your Sam so I will keep this thread updated. I have read on a few forums that being persistent with Audi UK might pay off however I cant recall how old those posts were. Oh, and 10k for a car with only 45,000 miles and a knackered engine is a lot of money.

Thanks for your valuable input Gareth. I have been offered approx. £2000 under market value, when they inspect the car its unlikely they will notice unless they take it for a drive and accelerate hard. Car still seems to perform as it should but in my opinion its a ticking time bomb.

Sorry to chime in here, my comments might not be welcome. As a owner of a car with identical issues I am watching this thread very carefully. If indeed we had a 10 year window and my car is out of that timeframe its easier to offload the car to one of the big car buying websites. Gareth, have you heard this 10 year window mentioned before?

Hi, did you get a response from Audi UK yet? I have the same issue with my 2008 S3, oil consumption has always been bad but I knew this was an issue when buying the car as I have had the same issue with a previous S3 however whilst my previous car was 1000 miles per litre this one is reducing very rapidly from approximately 1000 miles to less than 500. My car is with my local Audi dealer in March, I am hoping for a positive outcome. Gareth, I will take the approach you suggest above. Do you know if they have been repairing the existing engine or replacing the entire unit?