Using oil

[billabong]

after driving to Southampton and back from Bristol on Friday (which is around 150 miles) the computer has told me the oil has gone down by 2 notches from being full. Is this something I should be worried about or is it normal?

 

[Paul16V]

If you had a valver or williams you would be doing well hehe.

 

[weight]

lol yup

 

[billabong]

Mines only a 1.2 16v its done 6k now and its only 4 months old

 

[telford_mike]

Perfectly normal while the engine is new. Mine used 2 litres in first 3k miles. Still uses a bit now, about 1 litre between services. 2 blobs on the computer = about half a litre by the way.

 

[R3OBC]

my 1.2 16v doesnt use a drop!! it did drip a lot at first tho lol!!!!!!!!!

 

[Ben H]

My Valver uses at least a litre per 1,000 miles - so count yourself lucky!

Sounds fairly normal. High consumption can be down to worn valve guides and so on, but is highly unlikely on a low mileage car. The high consumption on Valver/Willy engines is due to engine design.

 

[Paul16V]

yeah, you even get a sticker tellin you lol