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i suppose it would have a lot to do with how many miles you would do in those 3months, and how hard its driven.
Im sure one of the wales section experts will be along shortly to try and help you out.....
Im sure one of the wales section experts will be along shortly to try and help you out.....
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Is there any evidence of a leak or smoke from the car at all. Get someone to follow behind and sniff for oil.
Sounds like a turbo on the way out or maybe a leak from the engine.
Sounds like a turbo on the way out or maybe a leak from the engine.
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As said You have a problem.
They shouldn't use a lot of oil. My old uk car never used a drop of oil between services, even though it had 130K miles on the clock, was running around 330 BHp. And it was abused every trip out in it.
My current car has only used about 500-600ml whilst running in and since then no more than 250ml
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They shouldn't use a lot of oil. My old uk car never used a drop of oil between services, even though it had 130K miles on the clock, was running around 330 BHp. And it was abused every trip out in it.
My current car has only used about 500-600ml whilst running in and since then no more than 250ml
Get it checked out
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mine has started to do the same altho its every couple of months i have the need to put a liter in but ive had a good look over the car theres no leaks or smoke from the car ill look in to the turbo when i get chance to take the car apart but its not lacking power or functioning any different on the gauges i have !
i also drive around 300 miles a week
i also drive around 300 miles a week
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The OP is doing approx 1L / 3500 miles so is a long way off 1L / 1000 miles - it could seep that much out of a tired rocker cover gasket which is a common problem and no indication of a knackered engine so let's not to go scare-mongering just yet.
As previous posters have suggested, get someone to check behind you for any smoke but also give the engine a clean around the rocker covers (particularly the offside one), sump, crank case etc then look out for any leaks.
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