Bought a Focus TDDi last week, 100k miles but full service history, well maintained etc.

Went to Bootle today for work and back, 400 mile round trip at 70/80mph. Heard that diesels do use more oil than a petrol so checked the level when I got back and whilst it had dropped a bit (not alarmingly so) but I did have to top it up.

Normal for a diesel ?

 

Bump

 

ive had diesels for years and they never use a drop

escort van i had aint used a drop in 10k ,sold van to me dad and it sjust the same !!! ( this is milage in space of a few months )

Ive done 13k in a pug 405 and its breathers are really shite and leaks oil and its used maybe 0.5 of a litre

really think it shouldnt have used that

 

I put a bit in from a 0.5 litre bottle.....not alot at all. Hmmmm........I'll keep a very close eye on that then.

 

They do use more oil. I couldnt tell you why though.

JAmes.

 

Anyone else any experiences ? I'm a bit of a big mileage merchant and if the engine effectively changes it's own oil once a month with the amount it uses the cars of no benefit to me...............

 

pug diesels tend to not use oil excessively,

unless it haddone 160k of hard miles

 

100k miles....

I think youy have answered your own question!

Remember engines are designed to use oil!

Alex

 

I'm not expecting it not to use any at all, my Fiesta used to use a bit with the mileage I was doing but I was told that diesels do use more. Just wondered if others have any experience and how it compares to a petrol engine.

 

well it willl

all engines do!!

you need to lubricate valves and rings... to do that you loose some into the combustion chamber.

How much depends on deisgn and on condtion!

 

Mines not that bad and needs a little top up every other month or so ..but I dont use it that much as diesels just drone on a long run

 

Have to say Nath the Focus went like a dream - did 400 miles on Ł36 of diesel...........better on a run than my 1.25 Zetec Fiesta which I wasn't expecting if I'm honest.

 

Approx 45mpg isn't too bad as long as you were'nt tickling along doing 56mph (that would be so unlike you )

Is this the one you bought a short while ago on another thread?

 

Thats the one - car stomps, 70-80 all the way there and back, never skipped a beat but the oil thing is concerning me a bit.....got another long day Thursday being out and about so that'll be the decider I think.

 

Sounds like a good guy have you checked theres not a minor leak anywhere or a pipe spitting it out under pressure. Also be careful when you change the fuel filters as the bastard pipes on top have a tendancy to snap and become expensive for what they are

 

my rover 216si does 40-45mpg cruising at 80!!!

Alex