Oil never goes down!

[k-ink]

... in my 145 Cloverleaf.

I check it all the time and it never drinks a drop. Six months have past and it's still on max. Anyone else have this?

Alfa Romeo in no problem what so ever shocker

[PhilipAlfa]

I ran a completely knackered and abused 100,000 mile 145 QV alongside a brand new and cared for 156 2.0 TS. Same engine in both cars. The 145 hardly used a drop of oil and the 156 drank a litre every 3000 miles consistently from new

[pdV6]

My GTV used a litre or two over the first few 000 miles of running in.

Since then - nothing, not a drop for 40-something thousand miles.

Then it developed a large leak, which was due to a cracked sump. Now that's been replaced, back to being teetotal!

[Menguin]

My 145 drinks oil at the rate of around a litre per thousand miles! Reliable as hell though, over 130,000 miles and counting!

The 156 V6 doesn't ever need to be filled though. Petrol is a different matter

[RicksAlfas]

They do seem to vary. My first 145QV was given death from day one and used a lot, second one was run in gently and used very little. First one was much nicer though....

[k-ink]

I wonder if driving style or mileage has anything to do with it? Mine is on 26k and generally gets warmed up well, but then spanked as it should

[herbialfa]

Nothing to do with the 145, but my 2L 156 hardly used any oil even though I was warned to check it every week, which I did!

[fildigger]

Had a '98 Fiat Coupe 20 Valve Turbo (5 cylinder) with 100K Mls....Notorious for using a Litre or so every 600-1000Mls !!!...

....Mine hardly used any Oil at all within that Mileage!

[Alfahorn]

Had my 156 for 3 years and never had to top up the oil in that time.

[Mr2Mike]

fildigger said:

Had a '98 Fiat Coupe 20 Valve Turbo (5 cylinder) with 100K Mls....Notorious for using a Litre or so every 600-1000Mls !!!...

....Mine hardly used any Oil at all within that Mileage!

I had to top up my 20VT between oil changes for the first time ever yesterday, and that's only because it's recently developed an oil leak from the sump. A while back I mentioned that my car doesn't use oil on the fk forums and I'm sure no-one believed me

EDIT: That's the F-C-C-U-K forums, stupid auto-censor.

Edited by Mr2Mike on Thursday 19th November 20:15

[bananapieface]

Fuel is probably leaking past the pistons and topping up the oil.

[Mr2Mike]

bananapieface said:

Fuel is probably leaking past the pistons and topping up the oil.

Very, very unlikely.

[williamp]

head gaskets gone, water is mixing with the oil and keepinng the level high

[uncinqsix]

Alfahorn said:

Had my 156 for 3 years and never had to top up the oil in that time.

My 156 twinny doesn't use any oil either. Which is odd because *everyone* knows they use heaps of oil...

[k-ink]

Maybe it's all a rumour put around by non Alfa owners

[Mr E]

120k+ and no oil use to speak of.

Suspension is buggered though.

[bint]

Mr E said:

120k+ and no oil use to speak of.

Suspension is buggered though.

So's the MAF sensor again I think.....

But yes, she sips only delicately at oil.

[Chris Type R]

My 3.0 GTV uses about 1 litre per 1000 miles. Within tolerance according to the manual.