Help Needed my C seems to be using OIL!!!!!!!!!!!

[Coley17778 0]

FIRST NOTICED THIS WHEN GOING ROUND A SWEEPING LEFT CORNER AT SPEED OIL LIGHT AND BEEPER CAME ON SO I CHECKED LEVEL AND NO READINGWAS ON DIP STICK TOPPED HER UP AND THOUGHT IT WAS STRANGE AS SHE HAD A FULL SERVICE 1 MONTH BEFORE NEW FILTER OIL ECT.ANY HOW CHECKED LEVEL AGAIN AND NEEDS OIL AGAIN THIS IS ONLY 2 MONTHS ON THER IS NO LEAKS I CAN SEE OR BLUE SMOKE I AM STARTING TO GET WORRIED CANNOT SPEND MUCH MORE ON THIS CAR ANY IDEAS :cry:

[h100vw 0]

Knock your caps lock off.

 

What engine?

[Coley17778 0]

2.0 16V 1995 Sorry about the CAPITALS :oops:

[h100vw 0]

No worries. How many miles have you done since the oil change?

 

16Vs are 'allowed' to use about a litre per 1000 miles. That would be from the top mark on the stick to the bottom.

 

How many miles on your motor?

[Coley17778 0]

Just hit 86k think i have only done around 1200 miles since oil change there was no oil on the stick at all today and i have only done around 300 since i topped it up

[Rustynuts 0]

There are no visable leaks coming from the engine?

[Coley17778 0]

none at all

[Coley17778 0]

none at all

[Coley17778 0]

none at all

[Coley17778 0]

none at all

[Coley17778 0]

dont know what happend there but i think you got the idea :)

[kongo127 0]

LOL :lol:

My G60 uses some oil too... About 1 litre per 10.000km. :wink:

I think it´s ok. :)

[kongo127 0]

There are no visable leaks coming from the engine?

What about some blue smoke from the exaust? :?

[Coley17778 0]

no blue smoke either could mine just use a little more than average?think i will top her up and keep an eye on how many miles i get before top up is needed.just worried about killing her didnt realise corrados use oil

[Rustynuts 0]

All engines can use oil if the the valve guides are worn, or worse the piston rings going.

[Coley17778 0]

is that what would cause blue smoke?mine dosnt seem to burn blue smoke hopefully will be nothing major or i will get shot of her and buy a golf v5

[paddyg 0]

Im having the same problem.

Its burning a lot of oil, and I've had to top up twice now in the last 1000 miles!!!!

I do get blue smoke especially when im idling in traffic, but I dont notice it as much when im driving.

What needs doing?

valve seals?

piston rings?

head gasket?

head skimming?

and of course how much is it going to cost???

 

Would a compression test tell me which needs doing? and would it harm the engine even further?

 

 

Cheers for any help.

[Henny 0]

paddyg, on a valver? that'll almost certainly be valve guides and seals...

[paddyg 0]

Cheers Henny,

yeah its a 1.8 16v with about 100k miles on it? is it a big job? ie should i look into getting a specialist mechanic like autowerks or someone or would any mechanic worth his salt be able to do this for me?

Also how much is this going to cost me???

 

 

Its due a new timing belt as well so might as well get them all done together!!!

[Coley17778 0]

let me know how you get on paddyg so twat reversed into my motor today nw wing and door skin required i think so i will be getting that done first calling him a twat aint right really he could have just pissed off but he got in touch an gave me his details good luck anyway :( from one sad c owner

[Guest]

First thing first, VW motors use heavy oil such as 20W-50 so make sure you are using something close to this. When I worked for VW we used 20W-50 all year round and had no problems. Also, it is common for people using lighter oil to have the oil buzzer go off under light throttle, for whatever reason the dynamic oil pressure warning system doesn't like thin oil.

 

Common things that cause a loss of oil are valve seals and guides, seals wear out as they get old and the valve guides are brass and they do wear. Rings will also wear and allow oil to pass by them so I would give this a check as well. If there is a lot of blow-by you will have oil in the intake system so it would be a good idea to check for this. I would do a compression test on the motor and see what numbers you come up with, this is a good way to gauge the condition of the motor.

 

Cheers, Dennis

[Riley 0]

may be its breathing heavy,are all the breather pipes and air box free of oil?

 

neil. :)

 

edit:sorry didnt see the second page! :lol:

[paddyg 0]

Gone, This might sound stupid now but forgive my ignorance. What exactly is blow-by?

[paddyg 0]

Update on this old thread...

 

Gave car to specialist mechanic who kept it for a few weeks and did timing belt, water pump, head gasket, valve guides, seals, rings and a few more things as well that i've forgotten, all cleared up now, and no more blue smoke thank god! Not burning as much oil either.