Deadmike Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) Hi all,I have a lupo 1.4E, had it a while now, it's doing a lot of miles! London to Scotland and back every weekend!It's started to burn oil! Quite a lot really, from max to minimum on dip stick! So, first things first! No blue smoke on start up, no cloudy smoke when running, no oil in water, no overheating nothing out of the usual, I stick to the speed limits, the oil is going somewhere!?I put an oil seal supplement in engine to see what that did, and it fixed it for about two weeks!On closer inspection this morning, as there are no oil drips on the floor I have noticed that oil is gathering on the bottom of the engine!Stop me if I'm thinking stupid here, but I'm wondering if? as the engine heats up, something is expanding leaking and then closing afterwards! Desperate seeking help! As I love my little lupo! Is it buggered? Edited February 1, 2012 by Deadmike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooper_GTI Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 You can't be losing a massive ammount if it's not all over the pavement when you park up. Jack it up and have a proper look underneath.The best thing to do is give it a good blast (lots of high revs) and look in the mirror for smoke (be sure not to confuse oil smoke with tyre smoke )Then get back and park it up on a dry, clean surface for 10 mins and check for any drips or signs of leakage.If it's gonna leak, it'll be when the oil is piping hot and runny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 x2 what cooper said.that is a lot of miles to do each weekend in a little car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblet Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 How many miles does it work out at every weekend? You might be using the normal amount of oil for the mileage you're clocking up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadmike Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I did what was mentioned and nothing, no oil leak! Nothing on floor and no White smoke at high revs! I'm doing on average about 800 miles a week! I would expect a sports car to burn oil but not a vw 1.4? :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 1l per 1000 miles is still within an acceptable limit.What oil are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadmike Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Oil I'm using is 10w40 the good stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblet Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 16V engines generally burn oil. The sport owners just notice that they burn more oil as it sprays up the boot due to the exhaust design.I'd say your oil consumption is normal given the mileage you're going. Just make sure you keep up the oil changes and servicing and you should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Maybe try a fully synthetic Xw-40, see if that helps.Asda do EDGE 5w-40 for about 30 quid I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadmike Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 It's castrol 10w40 magnatec semi synthetic, this is what I have been using! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outdoor stevie Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 If the oil was leaking when its warm then there would be big black oiley stains down the length of the underside of the car as the slipstream would be smearing it along as you merrily drive along so have a lookey,lookey, but that is a fair mileage to be doing and does'nt seem unduly high to mecheers stevie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningsextornado Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 lupo sdi ftw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Burning Oil = Ive learnt to live with it <3 LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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