My parents just bought a 2012 Panamera 4. The dealer told them they could expect high oil con summation. Could this be true? Drive an 08 4S and it sounds weird to me. Thanks for the help.

 

Sorry meant consumption.

 

my 4s used about a quart every 1000-1500 miles. My PTT uses a quart for sure every 800-1000 miles. I keep a quart of 0w-40 Mobile1 in the trunk

 

My PTT burns about the same. Kinda surprised me at first too, but very normal I've come to find

 

Can I refill the oil while the car is hot? Or is it better to refill when warm/cold?

 

going on 2500km on PTT, 0 oil use according to the electric meter

 

I bought one of those leather porsche oil bags from suncaost and I just keep a quart in my trunk . The link is below. For 10 bucks it's hard to go wrong.



http://www.suncoastparts.com/product...de=970TT_Maint

 

Yes, this is normal.

 

10,000km no oil consumption

 

I was told by my service mgr that this should get better after 10K miles... At least the dealer is on my way to work... I drop in for a fill up and they give me an extra quart to keep in the car..

 

How do you drive the car? Could be a problem with driving it too easy.
The 2000 M5's had a big problem with oil consumption, but there were reports that 2nd or 3rd owners had bought them and drove them hard and observed lowered oil consumption thought to be from better ring seating, which never happened from the prior owners driving it too easy.

 

My old M5 took 1liter per 1000km. Had to have huge Castrol filler with me all the time. Drove it like an old lady most of the time...

 

Unfortunately, my drive to work is 18 miles each way in stop-&-go traffic (22 traffic lights).... Occasionally on the weekends (when not driving the SUV with 3 kids under 6) can I actually drive it the proper way... Or going to the hospital for a heart attack emergency at night...

 

Had to add oil for the first time. Calculated that the consumption is about 0.75l/10 000km

 

If you break in the car properly, the easier you drive it, the less oil it will consume. Oil consumption is basically a function of how much time your right foot spends on the floor. If you drive like an old lady, and your car is properly broken in, this will give you minimum oil consumption. Also many short trips with 'cold starts' will increase your oil consumption because you're driving the car with cold oil a high percentage of the time.

If your car isn't broken in right, then you will have much higher oil consumption. Break-in should ideally happen in just a few long drives, with varying speeds, rpm's, gears and and throttle positions. You don't want to go much over 4,500 rpm, or full throttle. After 2,000 miles, you need to change the oil. Then you're all set.

The worst break-in is if you keep the car at the same speed/rpm for a long time. Also very bad is if you drive very short distances with lots of 'cold' starts. Either way your engine is getting most of its break-in wear from just one type of run condition, and that's bad.