The VW T5 consumes oil: planning error according to expertise The VW T5 consumes oil: planning error according to expertise

For many owners, the Abnormal oil consumption on Volkswagen T5 it has become quite a problem. In some cases the 2.0 biturbo 180 hp engine allegedly began to consume 1 liter of engine oil every 1000 km. The defect is causing a lot of talk in various forums where the anomaly also seems to be attributed to the new VW T6. While it is true that engine oil consumption is provided within certain limits by the Manufacturer. A technical report carried out in Germany states that the cause of the excessive oil consumption on the VW T5 biturbo it is a design flaw of the EGR cooler.

ABNORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION VOLKSWAGEN T5: 1 LITER EVERY 1000 KM

According to Autobild reports, thousands of car owners Volkswagen T5 afflicted by abnormal engine oil consumption will emerge from the response of a technical report made in Germany. The problem of T5 engine with internal denomination CFCA built from 2009 to 2015Often consumes a lot of oil and fails from about 100,000 kilometers or even less. Until now, the German manufacturer would have contributed to the repair costs (approx. 18 thousand euros), but not always according to the German magazine. In fact, we read on the Quattoruote forum that Massimo Grazianicommenting to another user, says: “After a few thousand km the consumption increased to more than 1 liter per 1000 km. VW did not react quickly and as the lease expired I decided to sell it. After buying the new 204 HP T6, VW’s proposal has arrived: free replacement of the complete engine + 2 years warranty, with only the labor for disassembly/assembly at my expense”.

THE REPORT ON ABNORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION ON THE VOLKSWAGEN T5

Under a class action brought by a hundred owners of the vehicle in question, a German consumer lawyer was able to obtain a technical expertise ordered by the Munich District Court in 2022. From the independent technical report, it would have emerged that: “Parts of the EGR cooler are breaking off, entering the combustion chamber and causing damage there.” “Currently, they are known worldwide on 16,000 CFCA diesel damage cases, including 8,866 in Germany. This means that the engine damage rate is 10.7% considering the 149,000 T5s delivered with this engine, plus cases that go directly to independent repair shops.. According to the manufacturer, a preventive replacement of the EGR cooler would not be necessary because the problem would only occur in certain circumstances.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION EVEN ON THE VOLKSWAGEN T6?

In the meantime, the German lawyer has taken statements from the owners of the Volkswagen T6 with similar anomalies. It is Massimo Graziani himself, in the same forum mentioned in the previous paragraph, who says: “But the best comes now: after 120,000 km with the 204cv T6 BITURBO I have exactly the same problems of overconsumption of oil. After various checks in the Volkswagen workshop, their diagnosis confirms excessive consumption (1 liter of oil / 900 km). However, they did not make me any proposal for a complete engine contribution/replacement. They would first expect me to open the engine at my expense (without even giving me indicative costs) and then check the cause of the excessive consumption”.