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Richie London

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oil usage
« 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.
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Re: oil usage
« Reply #1 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
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Re: oil usage
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: oil usage
« Reply #3 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
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Re: oil usage
« Reply #4 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.
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Re: oil usage
« Reply #5 on: 08 August 2008, 18:08:11 »
So.. if it is being used.. where? Just out of interest  :y
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Re: oil usage
« Reply #6 on: 09 August 2008, 09:54:30 »
the spec is 1l per 1000m, but thats to cover arses.  1l per 1000m is excessive
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