OIL?

[cerbielee]

Hi all, how much oil should a healthy engine use? say per 1k miles! cheers

[Cooky]

anything approx 1/2 to 1 litre, dependant upon age mileage and the weight of ones right foot

[gazzab]

Mine uses absoultely none since the rebuild - I have done 2K since the post running in oil change and it is still on max and the oil is still the colour of clear honey. Horrid on toast though.

[southendpier]

mine doesn't appear to use much oil either, I got a bit panicky the other day thinking the dip stick must be wrong.

I guess i'm not trying hard enough to blow oil out the engine. Note to self 'must try harder'.

[gazzab]

when mine started using a litre every 1000 miles I got the engine rebuilt. Glazed bores etc..

[gibson007]

Mine used about 1/4 litre in 1200 miles-so far....

[betty_swallocks]

Mine uses very little, but then again the previous owner was female

[simonsparrow]

gazzab said:

when mine started using a litre every 1000 miles I got the engine rebuilt. Glazed bores etc..

Thats what mine seems to use, hasn't really changed in the past 40k miles. I seem to recall that as race engines they tend to burn a little bit of oil anyway (clearences are a bit looser etc.)

[hugepiece]

Mine used very little during 2k miles and it's covered 56k, I put about a 1/3rd of a litre in just to keep it up to max on the dipstick efter a couple of long 200odd mile trips

[jbvipercerb]

Mine used loads, about 1 litre per 500 miles, on Mobil 1 0-40. Last time I changed the oil to 10-40 Valvoline and now it doesn't use a drop, strange

[markh1]

can you mix the brand of oils? Reason is would like to top up the oil but dont know what oil is currently in the car.

Anyone got any rec's on what the best oil is to use??

Thanks

[RUSSELLM]

My 96 has become greedy over the years.

I reckon a litre per 1000 miles, but spirited driving brings that down to a litre per 500 miles.

I put that 0-40 in it, in France because It was getting low, and it drank it quicker than the petrol.

I think Horizon put 20-50 or 10-50 in the old girl.

[FUBAR]

I use the Shell stuff. Helix 10w40?

[simonsparrow]

I changed from Mobil 1 0-40 to millers 10/60 CFS www.millersoils.co.uk, but no real difference in consumption.

[kojak]

Mines uses quite a bit of oil. However, i've had the car over 4 years, and its never got any worse, so i'm not as worried as I originally was.

[kojak]

gazzab said:

when mine started using a litre every 1000 miles I got the engine rebuilt. Glazed bores etc..

I was always told that this is the norm. 1000 miles/litre