How much oil should I be loosing/burning?

[Scougar]

I have a 1.8 16v engine, and wondering how much oil I should be burning or loosing over the course of a month?

It seems to go from max to min in that period on the inside gauge (quite progressively, not full then nothing as some members have observed on there gauges.).

Matthew

[Scougar]

Grrr... no edit button

Should be losing, and not loosing.

Matthew

[Purple]

About full to halfway on my gauge in about 3 months. I don't really thrash the engine much these days though.

[white16valver]

Mine goes down a few notches over the course of a month - depends if I've done any high speed runs or not.

If I do Stoke to Essex in about 2 hours ;) then I'll need to top it up the morning after I arrive lol

[Scougar]

For info I use silkolene synthetic pro (from opie oils).

Reckon it's too thin?

Matthew

[Swervin_Mervin]

Too thin, too expensive.

Want some snake oil?

[white16valver]

lol

I use 5w40 - my engine likes it

Quietens down immediately after starting, doesn't get too hot on a high speed run



and it's cheap from the Stealers lol

[Allan]

im on 5w 40 fully synth and burn about 1L every 1500 miles, if thats any use to you, but thats in a williams

[Jamie.]

My engine seems to very rarely burn any. I can do several thousand miles with almost no loss.

[Coops]

never once had to top up my old valver between 5k mile changes, but it used about 1/4 drop on the in car gauge in that period. not sure what it does now, mike?!