Hey all,
I have a 2006 GTI, 156K on the clock. It has had the full APR K04 setup installed for the past 40K miles. For the past few months, I have had a problem with an oil burn and smoke out the tailpipe after a period of coasting/vacuum at low RPM. Burns about 1qt/500 miles. When avoiding this situation such as when highway driving, only burns about 1qt/2000 miles. Does not smoke upon hard acceleration. Brand new VC and PCV valve.
Took it in to the folks at New German Performance. They found oil on all four plugs, and some oil residue in the intake, but the compression was good. Upon inspecting the turbo, they found no in/out play but a lot of side-to-side play.
Is this unusual for a Borg Warner K04 from APR to fail after only 40K miles? Does it seem right for the turbo to cause the symptoms I'm experiencing? What are the odds I will replace the failed turbo only to find the oil issue persists?
Cheers,
Woody
I have a 2006 GTI, 156K on the clock. It has had the full APR K04 setup installed for the past 40K miles. For the past few months, I have had a problem with an oil burn and smoke out the tailpipe after a period of coasting/vacuum at low RPM. Burns about 1qt/500 miles. When avoiding this situation such as when highway driving, only burns about 1qt/2000 miles. Does not smoke upon hard acceleration. Brand new VC and PCV valve.
Took it in to the folks at New German Performance. They found oil on all four plugs, and some oil residue in the intake, but the compression was good. Upon inspecting the turbo, they found no in/out play but a lot of side-to-side play.
Is this unusual for a Borg Warner K04 from APR to fail after only 40K miles? Does it seem right for the turbo to cause the symptoms I'm experiencing? What are the odds I will replace the failed turbo only to find the oil issue persists?
Cheers,
Woody