Originally Posted by
The Crocodile Hunter
There are always a few petrols listed on ebay as spares or repairs needing engines? More than likely that people have run them out of oil?
Not sure. Could very well be!
I know my Father had a 51 plate 1.8 LX brand new back in 2001 and he always used to go on about the oil consumption. From new it would use a litre over 2000miles. It never got any better or worse though.
There's a fair few threads on talk ford with people mentioning their duratecs use oil.