RioVerde
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Registered: 23rd Apr 06
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hey,anyone have any probs with excessive oil consumption in the x16xe engine i seem to put in about a quarter to half a litre a week in but i am using 5w30 fully synthetic. Changing to 10w40 semi synthetic soon i think! see if it makes any difference!! 
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JadeM
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Registered: 9th Feb 06
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Mine did this....short while later the big end went kaaaarchung!!
Is their smoke coming out the back under load???
Mind & check for leaks aswell as it might just be an easy fix - loose sump nut or something
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davey_jack
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Registered: 28th Jan 06
Location: Horley, Surrey Drives: Clio 182
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RioVerde, sorry mate but you are probably looking at a new bottom end! OR.... you could have an oil leak!
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RioVerde
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its only got 54k on it and has service history only prob is when i bought it it hadnt had a service for 3 years n the oil was black as..,i bought it cheap though and the car is mint..the thing is in them 3 years the car only covered about 8000 miles so wasnt too bad,yes it does smoke on start up and my mate said it smokes when i change gear when i flew past him other day!!,i dont really thrash it though and never thrash from cold..might give the 10w40 a go n see how it goes,theres no rattles or anything the engine sounds sweet as and goes really well. I work at vauxhall dealer anyway so if it did go it wouldnt be the end of the world!
ps there is defo no leaks
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betrayed
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quote:
Originally posted by RioVerde
its only got 54k on it and has service history only prob is when i bought it it hadnt had a service for 3 years n the oil was black as..,i bought it cheap though and the car is mint..the thing is in them 3 years the car only covered about 8000 miles so wasnt too bad,yes it does smoke on start up and my mate said it smokes when i change gear when i flew past him other day!!,i dont really thrash it though and never thrash from cold..might give the 10w40 a go n see how it goes,theres no rattles or anything the engine sounds sweet as and goes really well. I work at vauxhall dealer anyway so if it did go it wouldnt be the end of the world!
ps there is defo no leaks
i hav same probs m8 mines the 1.6 16v sport ive bn told its stem oil seals + im gettin a rebore while the engines out 2 coz i was told that cud b a problem 2 mine was doin alot ov oil in theres no point  i tryed that ov 2 weeks nd made no changes at all al let u no the out come ov mine get her bck on tuesday 400 pound l8ta all in all lol
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Dave A
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get a compression test done ( a leakdown test ) that will tell you the cause of the problem
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Scotty C
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
get a compression test done ( a leakdown test ) that will tell you the cause of the problem
Can you have this done at a main dealer? Mine burns oil too
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broster
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vauxhall recommend 10w40 oil anyway.
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RioVerde
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they do reccomend that but i kinda wasnt paying for the oil so had fully synthetic  ,its really piss thin stuff though gonna have it changed to semi,the smoke doesnt bother me atall really just wondered if anyone else had the same probs,the lads at work say the stem seals prob gone. I dont normally pay 4 oil so may as well keep running it rather than pay £400!!
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Wrighty
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quote:
Originally posted by broster
vauxhall recommend 10w40 oil anyway.
but fully synth is better quality
depends how much you want to look after your car
no points using fully synth if u service it regular etc
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RioVerde
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got a debate on the cards now what do u ppl think stick to fully synthetic or change to semi??
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Dave A
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stick to semi 10w 40
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csweatherston
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Registered: 16th Jan 06
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vaux recommend 10/40 semi...so use that 
ive been running mine on 15/40 for the last year, but my bottom end is all but gone 
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AndyO
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Registered: 6th May 06
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Vauxhall say that it could use upto 1 litre of oil a month
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RioVerde
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the litre of oil a month is true
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liam8888
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Registered: 1st Aug 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
get a compression test done ( a leakdown test ) that will tell you the cause of the problem
Where do can you get 1 done? Myns doin the same thing black smoke coming out of the back and topped it up wiv 10/40. Warning light is coming on after 3 days it was fine when i topped it up. Its done 46000 so fort there shudnt be anythin tht bad wiv it, so is it best gettin sorted or will it f**k up?
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