Andy GSi
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it wasnt doing it yesterday, but last night i topped up the oil, and checked the dip stick this morning and its way over the max, is my car just burning the excess oil???
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Ditch
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yea probably
I would drain some out rather than let it burn, although I have let it burn off in the past its not reccomended as it may cause wear on seals etc.
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Tom
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Yeah drain a bit, least it aint whiter smoke 
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Andy GSi
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how easy is it to drain just some oil??? u will have to let it all out??
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Stu
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Hopefully just over full. get it out ASAP cos if your oil pressure gets too high you'll blow a gasket.
Just drain a bit off from the sump plug, will be a little messy but you'll be able to do it without draining the lot!
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Ditch
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good excuse to do an oil and filter change IMO 
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Andy GSi
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i think i will do an oil change tonight!!! was chancing a scooby today down the bypass, then looked behind, whole bypass was blue 
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Stu
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quote:
Originally posted by andysri
i think i will do an oil change tonight!!! was chancing a scooby today down the bypass, then looked behind, whole bypass was blue
Haha, it was probably the Scooby!!!
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Lazarus1
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Don't mean to highjack your thread but my car is doing the same(1.4 16V).I had an oil change and the dip stick was showing that the oil was on max level.But few days later it is showing way over max,the plastic bit on the dip stick is covered with oil?What does this mean?I still don't understand cause i've putted the right amount of oil when i was doing the oil change.The oil is Motul 8100 full synthetic.
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Ditch
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make sure the car has been sat still for a while before checking the oil level...
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Skinz
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if it were oil the snmoke would be black or grey, sounds like piston rings to me
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Ditch
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oil burns blue steven... and when a piston seal goes what do you think burns off??!
black is fuel...
grey to me is like white, which is water
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Cybermonkey
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then you can get a combination of the two, with oil burning with water evaporating with a major gasket failure
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Skinz
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quote:
Originally posted by Ditch
oil burns blue steven... and when a piston seal goes what do you think burns off??!
black is fuel...
grey to me is like white, which is water
you anus oil burns black
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Ditch
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and you chat crap 
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Skinz
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does that look blue to you??
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Ditch
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PMSLF
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Jambo
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I am the expert about blue smoke
I overfilled mine when i first got it and had the same problem, jack your car up get a container, undo sump plug it will piss out best to empty a fair bit whack plug back in.
Check level fill up to proper limit. as mentioned above wait untill oil has settled/sunk into all places.
Then drive with no blue smoke.
OR
Buy a turbo and have blue smoke all the time 
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Cybermonkey
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quote:
Originally posted by Skinz
does that look blue to you??
that is crude oil dumbass, and considerably more viscous than motor oil
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Stu
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Oil fill procedure should really be:
1) Remove sump plug and drain
2) Remove oil filter
3) Fill new oil filter with oil and refit
4) Put sump plug back in
5) Fill oil til half full on dipstick
6) Warm car up to working temp
7) Turn off and leave to settle for 5 mins
8) Recheck oil and fill as necessary!
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Jamie
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Stu - I'd add removing the oil cap on the engine when draining and also the use of cloths
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Skinz
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quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey
quote:
Originally posted by Skinz
does that look blue to you??
that is crude oil dumbass, and considerably more viscous than motor oil
it was a joke david to prove my point in a sarcastic way
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Cybermonkey
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Alan, spare me the life story plz xxx
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vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by Skinz
does that look blue to you??
thats different oil.
different liquids burns with a different flame and smoke
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Skinz
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ffs i wasnt being serious
[Edited on 12-08-2005 by Skinz]
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