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Mistamist
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14th Mar 04 at 23:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
went out in car today and went round a roundabout quite quickly, and the oil light came on briefly, so i did it again to make sure i wasnt just seeing things, and it came on again, got the car home and checked the oil and i had bout 5mm on the end of the dip stick, i put new oil in bout september time.

Where has it gone? Theres no smoke, no obvious leak, no smoke on gear change.

I think i used 10W 40 last time.
Adam
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how many miles have you done?
Mistamist
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14th Mar 04 at 23:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
bout 5k since last september, 55k in total.
Kerry
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14th Mar 04 at 23:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
u are talkin 6 or 7 months ago there is goin to some element of oil loss. besides u should of done an all change in that time too
Mistamist
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14th Mar 04 at 23:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah i know but is been hella cold, i usually do my oil changes every 6 months, just left this one, but usually there is oil in there to change, where has this lot gone?
Fad
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14th Mar 04 at 23:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well not being funny i do 2K miles a month and change mine every 6 months and i know i shud do it more often but i dont loose any oil at all and my egines 14 yrs old
Kerry
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14th Mar 04 at 23:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thin air

in a puff of smoke

do an oil change and then keep an eye on the level have u checked around the engine bay for any visible signs of leaking?
Mistamist
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14th Mar 04 at 23:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i know there is usual oil loss, but never been this much! its nearly all gone, and i havent been driving it as much as i used too.
Mistamist
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14th Mar 04 at 23:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yep checked the engine bay, and underneath, no signs.
Andy
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What engine do you have? The Ecotec 1.4 and 1.6s can 'burn' up to a litre of oil per 1000 miles and still be considered as OK. If you've burned 1-1.5 litres in 5K miles, there's nothing to worry about
Kerry
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its a 1.2 8v
DAYZEE
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If you thrash the crap out of an engine it will burn oil, lets be honest here....you kick its arse don't you?
Mistamist
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14th Mar 04 at 23:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
should i try using a thicker oil? if so which one?
Kerry
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quote:
Originally posted by mistdotcom
should i try using a thicker oil? if so which one?


gearbox
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14th Mar 04 at 23:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wtf gearbox try 15/40 if u wanan use thickeer stuff altho i do belive 10/40 is recomended
Kerry
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i was playin
Dave
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quote:
Originally posted by mistdotcom
should i try using a thicker oil? if so which one?


Crisp and Dry
Mistamist
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quote:
Originally posted by DAYZEE
If you thrash the crap out of an engine it will burn oil, lets be honest here....you kick its arse don't you?


Ok OK I ADMIT IT, I THRASH IT WITHIN AN INCH OF ITS LIFE.........IM SORRY.....I MEAN NO HARM.......ITS JUST PAINFULLY SLOW.......FORGIVE ME
J da Silva
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14th Mar 04 at 23:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
oil change, clean engine,every weekend just keep a check on your water,oil levels etc should do weekly checks then you have comparisons for future reference
Mistamist
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14th Mar 04 at 23:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ill go up the local chippy and see if they can spare couple litres of their finest. I hear with a few mods you can use it as fuel!
Fad
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quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
i was playin


sorry was an intant reaction
J da Silva
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quote:
Originally posted by mistdotcom
Ill go up the local chippy and see if they can spare couple litres of their finest. I hear with a few mods you can use it as fuel!


you can use cookin oil/chip fat ,pigshit, urine, and can add water apparently something to do with providong a good mix of oxygen
Dave
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Diesel's run on vegetable oil thinned down with parrafin, smell quality too.
DanielJ
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15-40 oil shud b used in a corsa
psycho sport
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the exact thing happened to me but my engine is now f~cked completely! i m a self confessed monkey!

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