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Title: oil usage??
Post by: peter the butcher on 07 January 2014, 13:21:21
What is the "normal" usage of oil for a 2.6? As the "check oil" , has come up twice since last April, and there are deff no leaks, as the car park shows not one drop of oil on it
thanks in advance :)

Peter
Title: Re: oil usage??
Post by: tunnie on 07 January 2014, 13:22:40
What year is the 2.6? Early ones do suffer from poor stem steals, which result in high oil use later on.

Any blue smoke on start up?
Title: Re: oil usage??
Post by: 05omegav6 on 07 January 2014, 13:23:22
How many miles on the car?

How many miles since last service?
Title: Re: oil usage??
Post by: Dan282 on 07 January 2014, 15:46:19
My 2.6 doesn't use any. My old 2.5 was just as good. Although I change the oil every 3-4000 miles and never noticed a dip in the level.
Title: Re: oil usage??
Post by: peter the butcher on 07 January 2014, 16:26:35
Its a 2002 V6, and there is no "blue" smoke on starting, and has a fully stamped up book until last april @ 60 K, due  a service now tho @71 K
Title: Re: oil usage??
Post by: peter the butcher on 07 January 2014, 16:27:47
and will do an oil /filter change this week
Title: Re: oil usage??
Post by: tunnie on 07 January 2014, 16:28:38
Its a 2002 V6, and there is no "blue" smoke on starting, and has a fully stamped up book until last april @ 60 K, due  a service now tho @71 K

Ohh dear, not Vx service history is it?  ::)  ;D ;D

Worth looking at cleaning the breathers. If you are handy with the spanners its a very simply job.  :y
Title: Re: oil usage??
Post by: 05omegav6 on 07 January 2014, 18:32:45
A litre every 10k wouldn't be unreasonable imho :-\
Title: Re: oil usage??
Post by: peter the butcher on 07 January 2014, 19:07:55
yes, its a vx service and book (cambelt was done at 43K tho ;-) )
obviously I bought it from a non Vx dealer, and was in excellent nick, bit muddy now, as its winter, and drive to work at a farm ;D
Title: Re: oil usage??
Post by: martin42 on 07 January 2014, 19:17:59
Do you not check level on the dipstick?
Title: Re: oil usage??
Post by: Dan282 on 07 January 2014, 19:45:31
What year was the cambelt done? Try and oil and filter change then monitor weekly. Vx genuine 10w40.