STi Drinking Oil
17 November 2018, 02:38 PM
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STi Drinking Oil
Any ideas guys? I have an '06 STi. Mapped. Nothing major.
Problem is oil consumption: and I mean MASSIVE. Over summer, car swallowed 4 litres and threw a CEL. I changed to 10-50 fully synth: same thing. Changed PCV valve - she's still drinking oil.
What kinds of things cause this to happen? Thinking of selling car... ****.
67,000 miles. Daily commute. 200 miles per week.
Problem is oil consumption: and I mean MASSIVE. Over summer, car swallowed 4 litres and threw a CEL. I changed to 10-50 fully synth: same thing. Changed PCV valve - she's still drinking oil.
What kinds of things cause this to happen? Thinking of selling car... ****.
67,000 miles. Daily commute. 200 miles per week.
17 November 2018, 02:43 PM
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17 November 2018, 02:45 PM
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i am assuming it’s a 2.5 litre ? try a catch can , are you getting visible smoke at any time , turbo oil seals , an engine oil leak , ring land failure , worn or oval shaped bores , my friend had the bore issues on a 2.5 spec d , what was the cel code
17 November 2018, 02:46 PM
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2.5 yessir. Thanks for tips.
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18 November 2018, 10:04 AM
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As above compression test first , don’t give up on the car , go forged it’s well worth it then you end up with a very sorted car , dont go silly on power when it’s forged so it’s stays reliable
18 November 2018, 10:07 AM
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Cheers. Only issue is it's my daily.... Might have to buy a diesel box and SORN the Scoob until funds permit rebuild...
19 November 2018, 09:29 AM
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It's got bad news and pound signs written all over it unfortunately this one mate by the sounds of it!
If it's not pooling under the car it's being swallowed by the motor. You said it used 4L over summer, how many miles was this over? Get someone following you and load it up to see if there's clouds of smoke behind. On the bright side think of it as a constant oil change?!
Also, what fault code are you getting with your check engine light?
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If it's not pooling under the car it's being swallowed by the motor. You said it used 4L over summer, how many miles was this over? Get someone following you and load it up to see if there's clouds of smoke behind. On the bright side think of it as a constant oil change?!
Also, what fault code are you getting with your check engine light?
Cheers
19 November 2018, 06:27 PM
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It's got bad news and pound signs written all over it unfortunately this one mate by the sounds of it!
If it's not pooling under the car it's being swallowed by the motor. You said it used 4L over summer, how many miles was this over? Get someone following you and load it up to see if there's clouds of smoke behind. On the bright side think of it as a constant oil change?!
Also, what fault code are you getting with your check engine light?
Cheers
If it's not pooling under the car it's being swallowed by the motor. You said it used 4L over summer, how many miles was this over? Get someone following you and load it up to see if there's clouds of smoke behind. On the bright side think of it as a constant oil change?!
Also, what fault code are you getting with your check engine light?
Cheers
Cheers!
19 November 2018, 08:10 PM
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So, if it is ringland failure you have now got a choice of either disposing of the car for peanuts, or chucking a good few grand at it and ending up with a really fantastic car with a zero mile engine and enhanced resale value.
Personally, I'd say a forged spec d would be a very desirable machine.
A bill like this is very painful, but you may end up with something pretty special at the end of it.
How far is slowboy racing from you?
Personally, I'd say a forged spec d would be a very desirable machine.
A bill like this is very painful, but you may end up with something pretty special at the end of it.
How far is slowboy racing from you?
19 November 2018, 08:13 PM
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So, if it is ringland failure you have now got a choice of either disposing of the car for peanuts, or chucking a good few grand at it and ending up with a really fantastic car with a zero mile engine and enhanced resale value.
Personally, I'd say a forged spec d would be a very desirable machine.
A bill like this is very painful, but you may end up with something pretty special at the end of it.
How far is slowboy racing from you?
Personally, I'd say a forged spec d would be a very desirable machine.
A bill like this is very painful, but you may end up with something pretty special at the end of it.
How far is slowboy racing from you?
19 November 2018, 08:22 PM
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I've not used slowboy (I think the contact is called Neil), they are a bit far for me; I'm based in Cambridge. But I have seen them recommended to people in the area.
The ringlands are the channels cut into the pistons that hold the piston rings in place. When they fail the piston rings aren't held in place, and can lead to loss of compression, scored bores, and bits of metal floating round the engine.
The ringlands are the channels cut into the pistons that hold the piston rings in place. When they fail the piston rings aren't held in place, and can lead to loss of compression, scored bores, and bits of metal floating round the engine.
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I've not used slowboy (I think the contact is called Neil), they are a bit far for me; I'm based in Cambridge. But I have seen them recommended to people in the area.
The ringlands are the channels cut into the pistons that hold the piston rings in place. When they fail the piston rings aren't held in place, and can lead to loss of compression, scored bores, and bits of metal floating round the engine.
The ringlands are the channels cut into the pistons that hold the piston rings in place. When they fail the piston rings aren't held in place, and can lead to loss of compression, scored bores, and bits of metal floating round the engine.
19 November 2018, 08:35 PM
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Have you had a leakdown test done? It looks from an earlier thread that you had a compression test done that come back okay.
4L of oil over a few hundred mile is hugeeee as you say. Manufacturers give 1000 miles per Litre as max normal usage but no car I've ever owned (and I've had some sheds!) have used that much. Weird you aren't seeing visible smoke though at that sort of usage.
4L of oil over a few hundred mile is hugeeee as you say. Manufacturers give 1000 miles per Litre as max normal usage but no car I've ever owned (and I've had some sheds!) have used that much. Weird you aren't seeing visible smoke though at that sort of usage.
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Have you had a leakdown test done? It looks from an earlier thread that you had a compression test done that come back okay.
4L of oil over a few hundred mile is hugeeee as you say. Manufacturers give 1000 miles per Litre as max normal usage but no car I've ever owned (and I've had some sheds!) have used that much. Weird you aren't seeing visible smoke though at that sort of usage.
4L of oil over a few hundred mile is hugeeee as you say. Manufacturers give 1000 miles per Litre as max normal usage but no car I've ever owned (and I've had some sheds!) have used that much. Weird you aren't seeing visible smoke though at that sort of usage.
19 November 2018, 09:13 PM
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Mate, I have the same car as you. Head gasket had gone when I got it but I saved up and went (slowly) down to Alan Jeffery and have never regretted it in the 8 years I've owned it since. Reliable as they come and 360bhp when I (rarely) feel like it. Not cheap but the cost will reflect pretty much exactly the difference in value of your car before and after.
20 November 2018, 10:46 AM
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Any ideas guys? I have an '06 STi. Mapped. Nothing major.
Problem is oil consumption: and I mean MASSIVE. Over summer, car swallowed 4 litres and threw a CEL. I changed to 10-50 fully synth: same thing. Changed PCV valve - she's still drinking oil.
What kinds of things cause this to happen? Thinking of selling car... ****.
67,000 miles. Daily commute. 200 miles per week.
Problem is oil consumption: and I mean MASSIVE. Over summer, car swallowed 4 litres and threw a CEL. I changed to 10-50 fully synth: same thing. Changed PCV valve - she's still drinking oil.
What kinds of things cause this to happen? Thinking of selling car... ****.
67,000 miles. Daily commute. 200 miles per week.
