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Title: oil usage
Post by: Richie London on 08 August 2008, 17:27:11

is it normal to put about a litre of oil the engine around every 5 weeks, im doing about 250 miles a week. not much more than that. ive no oil leaks around gaskets or sump.

Title: Re: oil usage
Post by: psychnurse on 08 August 2008, 17:29:49

Depends mate... Has been discussed before... some use none at all. Others use upto a L per 1000 miles... or thereabouts.


Entirely individaul it would seem  :y :y

Mine uses none between changes. But have had other cars that gulp it.

As long as all the system is good with no leaks... no worries mate  :y

Title: Re: oil usage
Post by: Richie London on 08 August 2008, 17:38:52

my rover used a lot of oil, and a hell of a lot of water, hence the 2 head gaskets blown in 5 yrs, nothing else ever went wring with it.

Title: Re: oil usage
Post by: psychnurse on 08 August 2008, 17:50:41

Rovers seem to be prone to HG failure. Lots of my friends have rovers... dont know why  :D

Title: Re: oil usage
Post by: ians on 08 August 2008, 18:06:20

Mine has only used that much when the cam cover seals were leaking.
A bit of oil use is not bad thing though.

Title: Re: oil usage
Post by: psychnurse on 08 August 2008, 18:08:11

So.. if it is being used.. where? Just out of interest  :y

Title: Re: oil usage
Post by: TheBoy on 09 August 2008, 09:54:30

the spec is 1l per 1000m, but thats to cover arses.  1l per 1000m is excessive