musto Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 I got myself a 1.4s, had for a while now, but just recontly the oil level seems to go down on its own accord, now i like to thinki run a tight ship with my cars, theres no oil leak, the water is fine, and its not burning it???? i cant think ware its going, cos its getting a bit conserning now? anyone had a problem like this before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro3mark Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 It must be burning it if its not leaking.Valve stem sealsis my guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Common fault is valve seals, so could well be burning it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaloon Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 dont lupo's use around 1 litre per 1000km's ? thats what it states in the manual so depending on your mileage is it not normal for the car to use oil?? especially if driven hard??i top mine up now and again but its certainly not burning it, i should expect not lol its only got 36000 on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99hjhm Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 If you are ragging it, you can use it all up in a few hours... No joke! Only have 3.2L in the sump.1.4's had a few issues, valve stem seals is a good bet, along with piston rings.Is the engine rattling or knocking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaloon Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 mine isnt knocking or rattling its running spot on no black specks up the back or anything but oil does go down if i drive it hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musto Posted October 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 its done 46'000 miles, and it dont get ragged, i have to g40 if i want to drive fast lol, and like i said before its not burning it, sorry if i sound rude :| Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro3mark Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 If the oil is dissappearing, it is going one of two places, on the floor, or out the back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niche Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Doesn't seem to matter whether if the Sports are ragged or not, high mileage or low mileage. The fact of the matter is that they used cheap parts. (valve stem seals, guides, piston rings etc.) When I part exchanged my Lupo Sport at VW for a Polo I spoke to a few of the mechanics and they all said the same thing. One of them bought a Lupo 3L in with a broken gearbox...ha!This is why they mention in the manual that engine oil consumption may be anywhere near 1 litre / 1,000km.Thanks god newer cars aren't like that! My 3 pot can run on either 5w-40 synta gold with the occasional minor top up every 3,000km or I can run it on 5w-30 synta longlife which is the most expensive oil ever since records began but it never needs to be topped up as it doesn't burn. I'm currently running the gold but I'm looking to change over to the longlife very shortly for the winter period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manback Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Doesn't seem to matter whether if the Sports are ragged or not, high mileage or low mileage. The fact of the matter is that they used cheap parts. (valve stem seals, guides, piston rings etc.) When I part exchanged my Lupo Sport at VW for a Polo I spoke to a few of the mechanics and they all said the same thing. One of them bought a Lupo 3L in with a broken gearbox...ha!This is why they mention in the manual that engine oil consumption may be anywhere near 1 litre / 1,000km.Thanks god newer cars aren't like that! My 3 pot can run on either 5w-40 synta gold with the occasional minor top up every 3,000km or I can run it on 5w-30 synta longlife which is the most expensive oil ever since records began but it never needs to be topped up as it doesn't burn. I'm currently running the gold but I'm looking to change over to the longlife very shortly for the winter period.New ones state the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musto Posted October 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Guess im jus gna just have to keep an eye on it then.just to add, newer cars are ponyyy practilly drive them selfs these days! get ya self a Jreg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 my wifes lupo 14 s has starting to go thro oil no tail pipe burn goes like **** of a hot shuvle done 87 thousand miles so just top it up when it needs it cheepest option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphdog Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 what does black specs up the back mean...?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkycooljem Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 on mine black spots = new bottom end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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