How many litres of oil does your car take when changing the oil ???
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Is it getting steadily worse or is the consumption just the consumption for the forseeable?
If it makes you feel better one of my old cars needed new rings and stem seals and by the end it was burning a litre every 40 miles. Yes, 40 miles. I scrapped it. So a litre every 1000 miles seems fine!
If it makes you feel better one of my old cars needed new rings and stem seals and by the end it was burning a litre every 40 miles. Yes, 40 miles. I scrapped it. So a litre every 1000 miles seems fine!
They must be building these engines with really crap seals.
I've never had an engine use anywhere near that much, but then I've only ever owned one VAG car (an A3 and the turbo exploded after 6 months, got rid of it and bought a Mazda instead). "Luxury" brand doesn't include luxury engineering it seems.
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9.0L for rex!
It isn't our fault that you don't know how to use Google, forums, or the internet pal.
Many manufacturers say 1 litre per 1000 miles is "acceptable". 2002 I had an MG ZS that destroyed 2 engines (company car). The second engine I had to pay for because I hadn't checked the oil for a month!
I say that is an unacceptable consumption and massively skews the real emissions figures and is just an excuse for poor engineering.
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Indeed, but even Toyota have had similar acceptable oil consumption figures and Honda state 1 litre for 625 miles in the 2.2 CDTI engine until broken in is acceptable. The problem is tolerances, if all the components are at the maximum tolerance then you can burn excessive oil. over the last 10 years the tolerances have come down significantly which is helping, but cars older than that can be horrific!
My Honda Accord 2.4ex used to consume ATF like there was no tomorrow, Honda replaced the gearbox no questions.
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They do, but your unlikely to see anything like that oil usage on Japanese built engines. Or any faults at all really. They are just better built.
Yup I agree, am a big fan of Japanese cars, had many of them.
i think self changing is the correct term. its actually a feature on some carInfinite amount of oil as it all passes past piston 4
Officially about 9.5 but I am sure I can get nearly 11 in there before it hits the "Full" mark.
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Bosch VE, no computers, straight through SS exhaust and starts on first compression every single time
(By that, I mean, I never get to hear the starter motor. Turn the key and its running)
Back in the dark ages it was considered perfectly normal to stick a pint or so in every time you filled up. Thinking back, that must have been practically a 2 stroke mix...!
LC80 4.2TD.
Bosch VE, no computers, straight through SS exhaust and starts on first compression every single time
(By that, I mean, I never get to hear the starter motor. Turn the key and its running)
i think self changing is the correct term. its actually a feature on some car
Back in the dark ages it was considered perfectly normal to stick a pint or so in every time you filled up. Thinking back, that must have been practically a 2 stroke mix...!