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[patttyfox]

Hey guys,

Currently doing an oil change and I seem to be burning an alarming amount of oil..

Any ideas why?

[CRUISN]

How much?

If you were burning it though the turbo's or engine surely you'd be noticing it out the exhaust. Blowing blue smoke wwhen you have the right foot into it?

[patttyfox]

Um just drained it and there was about a litre and a half..

And no doesn't blow smoke at all only when boost cut

[migoreng]

My b4 takes like 4.5 litres. ..


So what distance driven made you lose like 3 litres?

You also need to check under the hood every few weeks....

[patttyfox]

Yeah filling it back up now..

Um done roughly 10000 kms since last oil change?

[alexGT]

it would be game over if there was only 1.5 litres in there (so I doubt that is correct).

 

Jack it up on an angle so the sump plug end is pointing down

[patttyfox]

Only drained it when it was sitting level on the ground so that could have something to do with it?

But yeah that's what the oil catch pan indicated..

[CRUISN]

Do you check the oil level every few weeks or so? 

 

Fill it back up to the correct level and monitor it.

[patttyfox]

Probably don't check it as often as I should..

But yeah been filled back up the the right level and as you said just gonna monitor it for the next month and if it gets worse off to the mechanic it shall go

[Ben_20EJT]

Ej207 bottom end is sounding good if you do have a issue

[patttyfox]

Ej207 bottom end is sounding good if you do have a issue

Don't tempt me..

[Cam.]

You should be changing oil/filter every 5k.

Do the delvac dance

[CRUISN]

5k seems pretty frequent. Id say more so dependant on driving conditions.

 

I do mine every 6 months/10k but dont thrash the car and majority is freeway cruising. 

[RX25SE]

I do all my cars at 5k, always have.

 

The Subaru's get a semi-syn oil as well.

[patttyfox]

The delvac dance?

As for driving conditions a lot of it is in traffic as the car is my daily.


Currently has fully synthetic 10w40 Nulon in it, but yeah I'll try every 5k from now on I think

[Liberty]

I get mine changed along with the oil filter every service, but I do check and top up if necessary every now and then. I'm running Penrite oils.

[patttyfox]

136000 or there abouts

Ah right, seems to help things?

And will have to organise a day and come hang out for the day up the coast