Rather Heavy Oil Usage
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Rather Heavy Oil Usage
Hi guys, firstly I will say that my oil change / filter will be done on Saturday to see if this helps.
Ever since I have owned the car, it's used rather a lot of oil. Maybe 4 litres in the last 8k.
Can anyone throw out any suggestions as to why this could be?
I don't seem to have any oil in my coolant either.
Its a 2005 WRX.
Cheers, Paul
Ever since I have owned the car, it's used rather a lot of oil. Maybe 4 litres in the last 8k.
Can anyone throw out any suggestions as to why this could be?
I don't seem to have any oil in my coolant either.
Its a 2005 WRX.
Cheers, Paul
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You could do a crank test pretty easily and listen for any irregularities. Compression test is easy enough to do as well, you can get a compression tester from somewhere like Halfords.
But as above... 1L per 1000 miles is more where the danger zone is - 0.5L per 1000 miles is still a bit high and worth checking out.
But as above... 1L per 1000 miles is more where the danger zone is - 0.5L per 1000 miles is still a bit high and worth checking out.
Last edited by Gigsy; 15 August 2012 at 09:28 PM. Reason: bad maths
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