B7 Oil Consumption Issue

B6/7 S4/RS4
#21

All the guys here won’t let you Fu$k up again. :stuck_out_tongue:

Here is what you do. Make sure you can verify that the Dp’s you have are not catless. (I know I know) then from there. determine if you want to go full catless or if you need to for emissions. Some guys in your area are already catless and are able to pass emissions.

From there if your going full catless you have options and if you want and need to keep the cats go piggies.

Also AR has a large resource of members that might be able to help you sell and swap the Dp’s. So if you feel comfortable post your nearest location. This might help getting you to a different shop that can help remove the Dp’s and possibly source you piggies.

#22

so the votes are that the pre-cats are causing his oil consumption? I don’t think that’s possible…he’s got 2 quarts vanishing in 1000 miles.

#23

if I were you I would:

  1. list the flashpoint downpipes on audizine/audiworld/euroaddiction for about $800. Catted downpipes are very valuable, and those ones probably sound good. Cats are expensive as fuck so I don’t think you’ll have trouble selling these. Milltek Catted downpipes, or APR catted are in the $1200 range…and the Fast Intentions catted are around $1500. You can even suggest in your ad that you’ll accept $500 + a set of stock downpipes (make sure you differentiate between tip and MT6). For the record the flashpoint catback+downpipes is like $1800.

  2. if you get a set of OEM downpipes in exchange, great. Gut the PRE-CATS yourself while they’re off the car, and then get them put back on. If you’re NOT getting JHM tuned, look into the o2 spacer mod to stop that. If you ARE getting JHM tuned, save the o2 spacer money and put it towards the tune.

2a) if you don’t get a set of OEM downpipes in exchange, (and even before you try) put out a ‘want to buy OEM downpipes’ thread on audizine/audiworld and euroaddiction. Offer $200…you should get some hits.

Reality is that you’ll likely not be able to have the car down if it’s your daily driver (and since you’ve put 40,000 miles on it in a couple of years, it sounds like it is) so I would just try to acquire a set of stock downpipes before you do anything. Maybe see if JHM will sell you a set of their piggies, and agree to take a set back a month or two down the road. They’ll likely assess a $300 core charge on top of the price of the piggies…which they will refund when you send them a set that you find.

#24

Thanks saki, some great ino and help…you ae appreciated.

BTW, congrats on the rs man, it happens to be the best color choice out there. Can anybody say, widebody??

I cant post to classifieds on EA for some reason and on audizine im not a high enough ranked member i guess? Some bs. Any other ideas on how to get a set of oems?!?!

Thanks again. Love the epic tits pic, classic

#25

Ive read so much bad press on the milltek exhaust systems. I would sell what you have and look for either second had catless Dps or look for a stock set.

#26

Id stay away from the catback if performance was your #1 concern… but i have but good things to say about the catless DP’s! They sound GREAT!!! On top of being the 3rd owner of this particular set (and i got them at 1/3 of what they cost new)

#27

just post count. Make a bunch of posts. They do that to stop spam accounts from being created just to post spam.

#28

I wasn’t stating or implying the pre-cats are the sole culprit of his oil consumption issues - I was more commenting on the bag of dog shit he received as a response from the DP manufacturer. Although, I don’t doubt that the pre-cats contributed to some of his issues. As we all know they will shorten the life of the motor if left in place over time and can speed up the failure of weak points within the viscinity. Heat is the enemy.

#29

I was talking about the poll. 3 votes and all 3 were that his oil consumption was caused by pre-cats

#30

Holy - fail on my part. I didn’t even take note of the poll results. My bad.

#31

lol since there are only 4 votes, looks like nobody did!

I voted PCV…with my fingers crossed for K

#32

While I certainly hope its not the case I voted for scoring as the culprit. 2QTs/1K miles is a LOT. I know a failed PCV system can cause havoc on oil consumption and other things but 2qts seems like a lot.

How about leaky valve guides? …ask me how I know. ;D

#33

Fingers are totally crossed. PCV has been replaced and lubromoly 5w40 OC has been done, now just driving her normal with frequent dipstick tests (everytime I fill up).

Im deciding whether or not Im going to fully gut these flashgarabage downpipes and turn them completely catless. I guess in chicago they only do the OBD emissions and the JHM tune can remedy that horse shit test these idiots do. Decisions…