Where does the oil disappear to?

Premier_2

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

You are worrying over nothing. Seriously forget about it, apart from more regular topping up. If you can see no signs of leaks, drips etc then be assured it isn't leaking, you would see it. It WILL be using the oil.

If it's using excessive amounts of oil, it certainly is something to worry over.

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

All engines/manufacturers are different. You will see a "disclaimer" in every owners handbook stating that it is normal to use say up to 1ltr of oil per 1k miles, ...

Surely a typo ... or at least I hope it is! :eek:
1 litre of oil every 10k miles perhaps, but not 1 litre every 1000 miles.

See my previous post regarding how much oil should be used between service intervals. It's quite common for manufacturers to set service intervals as frequently as they do simply because of the amount of oil expected to be consumed, otherwise it could be a lot longer.

anewman

Premier wrote: »

Surely a typo ... or at least I hope it is! :eek:
1 litre of oil every 10k miles perhaps, but not 1 litre every 1000 miles.

I quote directly from my Skoda Favorit owners manual.... Page 43.

It is normal for an engine to use up a little oil (under extrem [sic] conditions up to 1 litre every 1000 km (600 miles)), and so you should check the oil level in your engine before starting a long journey.

Do people not read the owners manuals these days?

LandyAndy

anewman wrote: »

I quote directly from my Skoda Favorit owners manual.... Page 43.

Do people not read the owners manuals these days?

The what??

mikey72

Premier wrote: »

If it's using excessive amounts of oil, it certainly is something to worry over.


Surely a typo ... or at least I hope it is! :eek:
1 litre of oil every 10k miles perhaps, but not 1 litre every 1000 miles.

See my previous post regarding how much oil should be used between service intervals. It's quite common for manufacturers to set service intervals as frequently as they do simply because of the amount of oil expected to be consumed, otherwise it could be a lot longer.

0.6l per 1000km for my Zafira. Doesn't use any though, unless you rev it hard.
And they do expect you to check the oil between service intervals.
Check any Vauxhall forum for the oil threads. Some use oil, some don't, it's certainly not uncommon.

MUMMYTO2BOYS

My 2001 1.6 Astra also uses a hell of a lot of oil. A mechanic told me it has a valve which is the wrong size. Can't remember how much they wanted to change it but it was in excess of £100. Also had this confirmed by a relation who owned an Astra.

Inactive

My mate had a new company car, a Vauxhall Vectra that consumed almost as much oil as petrol.

After a lot of back and forward to the dealers, he was told by Vauxhall that it was within tolerances for it to use a litre of oil every 450 miles.:eek:

Premier_2

anewman wrote: »

I quote directly from my Skoda Favorit owners manual.... Page 43.

Do people not read the owners manuals these days?

Well what do you expect from a Skoda?

Trabby 2 strokes used about the same

anewman

Premier wrote: »

Well what do you expect from a Skoda?

Trabby 2 strokes used about the same

Just quoting the manual. Mine doesn't use all that much. But if oil usage is normal there's not much point spending hundreds of pounds to get the engine stripped and rebuild when a can of oil is a tenner

wazza

mikey72 wrote: »

.........
And they do expect you to check the oil between service intervals.
Check any Vauxhall forum for the oil threads. Some use oil, some don't, it's certainly not uncommon.

Any particular forum you recommend? There are several vauxhall forums when i do a search.

mikey72

http://www.astraownersclub.com
and
http://www.cavweb-forums.co.uk/index.php

and
http://forum.astraownersnetwork.co.uk/

are good ones.